re: Are guys who re-enact civil war battles....

Tony Horwitz passed away last week. He wrote “Confederates in the Attic”. Before you say ‘Book Board’, it was a book about his participation with reenactors in South Carolina. He was from NY. It’s a very entertaining read. He admires the commitment of the reenactors; some going as far as starving themselves to look like emaciated Confederate soldiers. I recommend reading it if this topic interests you.