American Civil War Reenactment Groups

Historical reenactment groups and living history groups offer an insight into how men and women lived in past times. These groups often focus on reenactment of wars, offering members (and sometimes the public) a glimpse of what life was like during the conflicts that shaped history.

Here you can find a list of groups that portray the American Civil War period. This list is by no means complete. To submit a reenactment group for consideration, please contact us here.

United States

Group name State Impression Links
5th Alabama Infantry Regiment Band Alabama Union,Confederate  
8th Confederate Cavalry / 7th Kentucky Cavalry Alabama Union,Confederate  
35th Alabama Infantry Alabama Union,Confederate  
33rd Alabama Volunteer Infantry Regiment Alabama Confederate    
Join Co. F, 31st Alabama. Alabama Confederate  
18th Alabama Co G Alabama Union,Confederate    
1st Alabama Cavalry Alabama Union  
19th Alabama Infantry Regiment Alabama Union,Confederate  
The Arizona Civil War Council Arizona Union,Confederate  
22nd Arkansas Infantry C.S.A Arkansas Confederate  
3rd Arkansas Arkansas Confederate  
3rd Arkansas Volunteer Infantry Company A Arkansas Confederate  
1st Arkansas US Volunteer Infantry Regiment Arkansas Confederate  
2nd California Cavalry Company F California Union  
Reenactors of the American Civil War California Union,Confederate  
California Historical Artillery Society California Union,Confederate    
2nd Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Regiment, Co. I Connecticut Union    
Eighth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, Company A, Incorporated Connecticut Union  
11th Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Infantry Connecticut Union  
Company G, Fourteenth Regiment Connecticut Connecticut Union  
2nd Delaware Infantry Delaware Union    
1st Delaware Regiment Delaware Union  
1st U.S. Sharpshooters, Company F Florida Union    
Walton Guard Florida Union,Confederate  
Van Dyke's Howitizers 1st Florida Artillery Florida Confederate  
The Leon Rifles Florida Confederate    
1st US Artillery Batt. A Reenactors Florida Union    
7th Florida Infantry Regiment, Company F. Florida Confederate  
2nd Florida Volunteer Infantry Florida Confederate    
The Pawnee Guard Florida Union  
28th Georgia Infantry, Co. G Georgia Confederate  
Georgia Sharpshooters Georgia Confederate  
Co. G, 3rd Reg. GA. Vol. Inf. Georgia Confederate  
21st Georgia Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactment Unit Georgia Confederate    
24th Georgia vols Company B civil War reenacting group Georgia Confederate  
53rd Georgia Infantry Company K Georgia Confederate  
Company A, 2nd Battalion Georgia Sharpshooters Georgia Confederate  
4th Ga.Co E Vol.Infantry Georgia Confederate  
Battery G, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery Illinois Union  
5th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Illinois Union  
104th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Company H Illinois Union  
8th Illinois Cavalry Illinois Union  
12th Illinois Cavalry Co. F Illinois Union  
44th Illinois Illinois Union  
30th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, Co. F Indiana Union,Confederate  
Vernon Greys & 6th Indiana Indiana Union  
The Army of the Southwest Iowa Union,Confederate    
3rd Iowa Cavalry Reenactors Inc. Iowa Union  
3rd Iowa Light Field Artillery Iowa Union  
4th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Iowa Union  
7th Iowa Cavalry Iowa Union  
Army of the Southwest Iowa Union,Confederate  
9th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry Kentucky Union  
Kentucky Cavalry Brigade Kentucky Confederate  
19th Louisiana Infantry. C.S.A. Louisiana Confederate  
1st Maine Cavalry Maine Union  
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Company F Maine Union  
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Company H Maine Union  
2nd United States Sharpshooter unit Michigan Union    
2nd Maryland Infantry CSA "Company A" Mariland Confederate  
First Maryland Volunteer Infantry Regiment Mariland Union  
7th Maryland Regiment Mariland Union    
22nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Massachusetts Union  
28th Massachusetts Massachusetts Union  
28th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Company B Massachusetts Union  
4th Texas Co. E / 16th Michigan Co. B Civil War Reenactors Michigan Union,Confederate  
1st Michigan Engineers & Mechanics Michigan Union  
Battery D Michigan Union  
Battery I 1st US Artillery Minnesota Union,Confederate    
2nd Minnesota Battery Minnesota Union    
8th Missouri Infantry Missouri Union  
Company M, 1st Missouri light artillery Missouri Union  
Companies K & H, Consolidated, 1st Missouri Light Artillery Missouri Union  
Company G, 17th Missouri Infantry Missouri Union  
Company E, 1st Missouri Engineers Missouri Union  
Company C, 5th Missouri Cavalry Missouri Union  
Turner Brigade Civilians Missouri Union, Civilians  
The Nevada Civil War Volunteers Nevada Confederate    
27th Regiment of New Jersey Company F New Jersey Union  
3rd NJ Volunteer Infantry New Jersey Union  
Reynolds' Battery L 1st New York Light Artillery New York Union  
28th Georgia / 123rd New York New York Union,Confederate  
63rd North Carolina North Carolina Confederate  
26th Regiment North Carolina North Carolina Confederate  
23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Ohio Union  
66th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry Ohio Union  
75th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company A Ohio Union  
Co. C, 48th Reg. Ohio Vet. Vol. Inf. Ohio Union  
37th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment Ohio Union  
Ohio Valley Civil War Association Ohio Union, confederate    
Co. B, 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry - The Hibernian Guard Ohio Union, confederate  
5th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War Reenactors Ohio Union  
Company G, 27th Virginia "The Shriver Grays" Ohio and Pennsylvania Confederate  
Cascade Civil War Society Oregon Union,Confederate    
Company "C" 2nd Regiment Berdan Sharpshooters Pennsylvania Union  
10th Pennsylvania, Company G Pennsylvania Union    
17th Pennsylvania Cavalry Company F Pennsylvania Union  
69th Pa Irish Volunteers Pennsylvania Union    
53rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company C, Inc. Pennsylvania Union  
Company B of the 71st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Pennsylvania Union  
87th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C Pennsylvania Union  
97th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Company A Pennsylvania Union  
97th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Co B Pennsylvania Union    
151st Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company D Pennsylvania Union  
23rd SC Infantry South Carolina Confederate  
6th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers South Carolina Confederate    
The 52nd Tennessee Infantry Tennessee Confederate  
1ST Tn Partisan Rangers Tennessee Confederate  
1st Tennessee Infantry Regiment CS Tennessee Confederate  
51st Tennessee Infantry Regiment Tennessee Confederate,Union  
Scott's Tennessee Battery Tennessee Confederate  
7th Texas Calvary Texas Confederate  
Company H, 1st US Sharpshooters Texas Union  
2nd Texas Cavalry Company A, Inc Texas Union  
4th Texas Co. F Texas Confederate  
Sykes Regulars Texas Union  
3rd U.S. Artillery, Battery E Texas Union  
12th U.S. Infantry Texas Union  
135th United States Colored Troop Texas Union  
2nd Vermont Company E Vermont Union  
The Walton Guard Dispatch Vermont Union  
N-SSA Virginia Union,Confederate  
13th Virginia Infantry Company I Virginia Confederate    
17th Virginia Infantry Regiment, Co. D Virginia Confederate  
10th Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment Virginia Confederate  
F Company 21st Regiment Virginia Virginia Confederate    
Company A, 24th Virginia Infantry. Virginia Confederate    
Ninth Virginia Cavalry, Inc Virginia Confederate  
Rockingham Rifles Virginia Confederate  
12th Virginia Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and K Virginia Confederate  
The Albemarle Rifles Virginia Confederate  
F Company 21st Regiment Virginia Virginia Confederate  
49th Virginia Infantry Virginia Confederate  
The Grayson Blue/Gray Society Virginia Confederate  
Hampton's Legion, Company G Virginia Confederate  
6th Wisconsin Co. K Iron Brigade Wisconsin Union    
Cushing's Battery Wisconsin Union  
The Historical Timekeepers Wisconsin Civilian life  
Co. E of the Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Wisconsin Union  
Second Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Wisconsin Union  
33d Regiment - Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Wisconsin Union  
Company K, 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Association Wisconsin Union  
C Co. 6th U.S. Infantry Wyoming Union  
6th U.S. Infantry Multiple Union,Confederate, Civilian    
The Pawnee Guard Multiple Union,Confederate  
Company E, 3rd Regiment, Confederate Engineers Multiple Confederate  

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