MICWU - pronounced Mee-Kwoo
Review of Civil War reenactors - real life, day to day “Joe Blow” type of people.
Spawning from the video gaming idea, referring to the Grand Theft Auto people, I realized that there are soooo many groups of people that could be written about in the Nerd Alert category. Well after seeing a program on TV recently about these reenactors, I have a new appreciation for the dedicated nerds and how much time, money, and energy they spend on their non work days. Doing little research for myself, I found multiple websites here, and here, on strategy, events, paraphernalia, history (not of the war itself but of the reenactor history), etc.
These reenactors are 110% balls to the wall invested in their passion as much or more so than the video gamers. From authentic Civil War era clothing, to the guns and weaponry that they use in their “battles” I’d categorize them with the NASCAR nerds, Coney Island Polar Bear Club people, and “bloggers” like us.
Apparently the Gettysburg Civil War Battle Reenactment is the largest battle with 2 battles per day for 3 days straight. Over 100 canons, fake Abe Lincoln, wannabe General Ulysses S. Grant and rip-off General Lee, and 400 mounted Cavalry.
These reenactors “reenact” the Civil War from Georgia in the south to as far north as Ohio. Maybe next year I’ll go down south and photograph this…I’m now the nerd. (none of the images are mine)
P.S. Fuck the Civil War.* (Edit* No, what I mean is, I’m not a fan of Americans killing Americans - yes apparently I’m ignorant - and it’s not that I’m not interested in the Civil War, it’s that I’m more interested in why people play dress-up and pretend to die and shoot canons and ride horses in full regalia and negotiate terms and conditions of battle for an event that happened so long ago - 150 or so years ago…)
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May 8th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Nerds!!!!!!!
May 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
If by “Fuck the Civil War” you mean the Civil War is one of the most interesting events in American history, then I totally agree. (and I’m sure posters Jeff and Geoff will concur).
Read “Confederates in the Attic” by Tony Horwitz for a great account of this and other Civil War-related topics… http://www.amazon.com/Confederates-Attic-Dispatches-Unfinished-Civil/dp/067975833X
May 8th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
REPHRASE: fuck me.
May 8th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I love the Civil War. Day off with nothing to do? I’m watching Gettysburg with a pint of whisky and shouting “Virginians!”
When I get old, I am moving to the South and becoming a reenactor for sure. (I also play GTA4 and blog, so I am a top-to-bottom Nerd).
May 28th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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