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The Model 1857 “light 12-pounder gun” was one of the most popular smoothbore field artillery pieces of the Civil War era. Would you like to see it in action?

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Lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates gave their approval to a Senate plan Tuesday allowing some with felony records to use guns such as muzzleloaders for limited reasons.

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Blennerhassett Island will be transformed June 25-28 as it becomes the setting for Rendezvous on the River, when re-enactors will present a living history of early frontier life...

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Three children were severely injured in a cannon accident during a Civil War reenactment in Utah Saturday. When a cannon was fired as part of Orem’s annual Summerfest Grand Parade, a spark found its way to a pouch containing the remaining charges. The pouch exploded and the fireball burned three children that were part of […]

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This 90 minute video documents the event, from the sutler and civilian camps, interviews with event attendees, and the battles that were held on each day. It also contains a slide show of over 150 still images taken throughout the event...

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Host James B. Towle and the Trigger Sports TV crew return to the Houston Liberty Festival at the American Shooting Centers in Houston, Texas with footage from live re-enactments of the Civil War, Vietnam, Jousting and Flag Retirement Ceremony...

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The 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry will play at the Michigan Historical Museum on Feb. 4 at 1 p.m. in recognition of the museum’s Civil War exhibit, Plowshares Into Swords...

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The final rotation of rarely seen Civil War flags is now on display in the Michigan Historical Museum's Plowshares Into Swords exhibit, which features Michigan and the coming of the war...

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Battery D, a Civil War-era living history group, will pitch camp at the fort to recreate the volunteer artillery unit organized at White Pigeon in 1861, demonstrating artillery drills, cooking techniques and soldiers' pastimes...

The post Experience a Civil War Re-Enactment at Fort Wilkins Aug. 12-14 2011 appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

Civil War-related programs will combine a living-history encampment, artillery and small arms demonstrations, period music, and children’s games with the smell of black powder...

The post Michigan Iron Industry Museum to Host Civil War Encampment Aug. 6 – 7 2011 appeared first on AmmoLand.com.

More than 300 military and civilian re-enactors will recreate the Battle of Philippi, the first organized land action of the war...

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