2025 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!
Join Civil War Historical Impressions on 9-10 August 2025 at NINE HOURS IN HELL, the 163rd Battle of Cedar Mountain! This authentic force-on-force reenactment will be hosted similarly to A Devilish Entanglement, so if you attended the 160th Wilderness, you already have an idea of what to expect. If you missed out on that one, you won’t want to miss this one!
Unit portrayals and registration coming soon!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We are thrilled to publish the inaugural issue of The Living History Gazette, a quarterly newspaper dedicated to researching and interpreting United States history. Packed with engaging and informative content, this newsletter is a must-read for anyone passionate about pivotal periods in American history. A sampling of this issue’s…
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- “A Most Destructive Fire”: 160th Battle of 2nd Kernstown (July 26-28 2024)
CWHI organized a highly successful living history in support of the Kernstown Battlefield Association and their efforts to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Battle of 2nd Kernstown. We are thrilled that KBA asked us to bring 150 reenactors and living historians to assist them in remembering this important event. I want to thank Scot… Read More »“A Most Destructive Fire”: 160th Battle of 2nd Kernstown (July 26-28 2024) - Thunder & Mud: The Retreat from Gettysburg (5-7 July 2024)
On July 6th 2024, living historians recreated a portion of the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Gettysburg to the Potomac River known as the Battle of Monterey Pass! Marchers traversed over 8 miles of the historic route from Fairfield to Monterey, following the same Old Mariah Furnace Road used by Lee’s wagon train. Marchers… Read More »Thunder & Mud: The Retreat from Gettysburg (5-7 July 2024) - A Devilish Entanglement: 160th Battle of the Wilderness
SUPPORTING Harry SonntagPresident & CEOCivil War Historical Impressions, Inc. Historical Overview May 1864: the American Civil War has raged for three brutal years. A war that started full of patriotic pride with images of grandeur has become a source of weariness as the cost continues to rise. Despite victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, the Union… Read More »A Devilish Entanglement: 160th Battle of the Wilderness
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- INAUGURAL ISSUE of the Living History Gazette!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it! We are thrilled to publish the inaugural issue of The Living History Gazette, a quarterly newspaper dedicated to researching and interpreting United States history. Packed with engaging and informative content, this newsletter is a must-read for anyone passionate about pivotal periods in American history. A sampling of this issue’s… Read More »INAUGURAL ISSUE of the Living History Gazette! - “A Most Destructive Fire”: 160th Battle of 2nd Kernstown (July 26-28 2024)CWHI organized a highly successful living history in support of the Kernstown Battlefield Association and their efforts to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Battle of 2nd Kernstown. We are thrilled that KBA asked us to bring 150 reenactors and living historians to assist them in remembering this important event. I want to thank Scot… Read More »“A Most Destructive Fire”: 160th Battle of 2nd Kernstown (July 26-28 2024)
- Thunder & Mud: The Retreat from Gettysburg (5-7 July 2024)On July 6th 2024, living historians recreated a portion of the Army of Northern Virginia’s retreat from Gettysburg to the Potomac River known as the Battle of Monterey Pass! Marchers traversed over 8 miles of the historic route from Fairfield to Monterey, following the same Old Mariah Furnace Road used by Lee’s wagon train. Marchers… Read More »Thunder & Mud: The Retreat from Gettysburg (5-7 July 2024)