Bentonville Battlefield Reenactment (North Carolina)

**boredgunny** · Mar 21, 2010, 07:47 AM

Outstanding display of both Federal/Confederate Camps. Over 6,000 Reenactors. Final battle today at 3:00 PM. Federal Forces have 16 Cannon. Both sides have a complete cavalry. This is the 145th Anniversary of Confederate General Johnston's attempt to stop Federal General Sherman from reaching Richmond.

**birdman** · Mar 21, 2010, 05:02 PM

I'll make next year for sure!

GL · Mar 21, 2010, 05:12 PM

I didn't have enough swag to make it this year. Next year for sure. Fair thee well my sweet DIXIE!

**brnn53** · Mar 22, 2010, 04:58 PM

I was there both days. Awesome sight to say the least. I think me and my daughter are going to be reinactors. We loved everything we saw!
Mike

GL · Mar 23, 2010, 06:09 PM

I had a complete Butternut CSA uniform complete down to the hobnailed brogans and NC buttons...sold on Craigslist by a psycho ex while I was at work "because I only used it once last year" and she didn't think I'd wear it again...It was WINTER! Sheesh! It took me two years to collect all that stuff.

**Egor1** · Mar 23, 2010, 08:30 PM

Bentonville, 145th Anniv. re-enactment. Here are a few pictures.

**Adventure Wolf** · Mar 29, 2010, 09:33 AM

I was actually there. Had I been a member before this happened, I would have let everyone know.

**birdman** · Mar 30, 2010, 09:32 PM

I was there in Oct. neat battle field.

**Adventure Wolf** · Mar 30, 2010, 10:29 PM

Yeah, and it was the place were the Confederacy drew it's last large gasp.

**DCMatt** · Apr 01, 2010, 03:26 PM

Great pics!

I was at a reenactment in Gettysburg a few years ago. The sound was incredible and the smoke was unbelievable!

It was a load of fun. The only thing wrong was 95% of the men on the field were too old and too fat!

DCMatt

**CheathamHill** · Apr 03, 2010, 01:54 PM

nothing beats a bunch of overweight middle-late aged fellas in spotless uniforms, early-war frocks, sky-blue modern-wool pants , bundled with blue corningwear pots and reclining maple chairs showing you the rigorous life of the late-war western theatre 'shambled' and 'shoddy' reb army.

Meh....

I see a couple decent impressions in there though...kudos to them for at least trying.

I'll go back to my smug corner now

**brnn53** · Apr 04, 2010, 07:10 AM

These 2 guys were there in the crowd Saturday. I asked them if they were going to fight today and they said, "naw, tomorrow." Without a doubt the most accurate representation of late war southern dress that I have seen. They are from Davidson Co. NC. These fellows looked real!
Mike