For one weekend in May, the Gibson Ranch County Park hosts a large re-enactment of Civil War history. Hundreds of re-enactors and historical portrayers attend, along with authentic artillery and other battlefield weaponry.
In between the battle re-enactments, the public interacts with the portrayers, and is treated to an authentic view of camp life in both Union and Confederate armies.
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- A typical officer’s tent.
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- It is not often a Corporal gets to shake hands with a President!
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- Confederate artillery in action.
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- A typical enlisted soldier’s campsite.
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- L-R: 1st Lt. Don Wilt, Gen. George Wright, President Lincoln.
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- A squad of Confederate soldiers prepare for the battlefield.