Many people have asked for more information about reenacting. Here you will find links to reenacting units, sutlers ("stores" that sell 19th century goods) and museums. Enjoy!
Units (Reenactor groups)
28th Ga Artillery/1st Ohio Artillery/76th Oh Infantry Our artists, Jenny, Heather and Claire belong to this unit.
4th Ga Infantry/2nd Ga Artillery/CSS Jackson Crew Our friends Keven & Valinda Davis belong to this unit.
Sutlers
96 District Storehouse Period fabrics and notions. We recommend their bonnet forms.
C & D Jarnagin Company A favorite with the 28th GA Artillery unit for men's uniforms and wares.
Fall Creek The best place to get canvas tents and flys.
James Country Mercantile The best source for period sewing patterns and period book reprints.
Loafers Glory Proprieters Bob and Debi Burnett will treat you right! We recommend their tent stakes and eyeglass frames.
Maggie May's Miss Susan Jarrett offers fine historic clothing for ladies and their children. We also love her millinery items.
Ortega Traders The best source for period jewelry, personal items and wooden trunks/chests. We recommend Miss Anita's sewing chatellaine attachments.
Museums
National Civil War Naval Museum Our friends at Port Columbus have loads to offer on every thing in Civil War Navy history!
Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History Located in Kennesaw, GA, this museum is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institute and features exhibits about The Great Locomotive Chase of 1862 and the Glover Machine Works, which helped industrialize the post-civil war south.
New Manchester Ruins Located in Sweetwater Creek State Park, in Lithia Springs, GA, the ruins of the New Manchester Manufacturing Company have a fascinating story to tell. An interpretive center at the entrance to the trails to the ruins has displays and information related to the NMMC.
Nash Farm Battlefield Located in historic Henry County, GA, Nash Farm is the site of the annual Battle Of Atlanta reenactment.
Research & Genalogy
Fanny & Vera's A helpful guide for new reenactors.
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Find information on an individual or a unit history
Ancestry.com Start discovering your family history today!
Rootsweb An Ancestry.com community, Rootsweb connects genealogists with each other to make sharing family historical information even easier.
If you would like to exchange links, please send us an e-mail at Artful_quiller@yahoo.com with a brief description of your site. Thank you.