Welcome to the Southern Ontario home of
The American Civil War Historical Reenactment Society
    

Southern Soldiers Remembrance Fund) at www.southernsoldiers.com and view the link
for 2007 Markers Installed.
Lt. Col. Legett, 10th Louisiana Infantry, click here for info.
The next ACWHRS Board Meeting
Sunday April 20th, 2008  1 - 3 pm Milton Country
Heritage Park (Admin. Office) Milton . Milton Planning
meeting at 11 prior to the Board meeting.
New info on the members only page
Music sample courtesy of Hardtack & Harmony from
their latest CD, Always Remember These Days
The ACWHRS, or American Civil War Historical Re-enacting Society, is a non-profit  
living history organization based in South Western Ontario, and is dedicated to
preserving and exploring the memory of Canada's contribution to the War Between
the States.   Between 1861-1865, approximately 50,000 subjects of Her Majesty
Queen Victoria left the Dominion of Canada to enlist in America's bloody civil
conflict.   The majority of these men served in the Union armed forces, enlisting in
regiments organized in the northern border states.  Four Canadians attained the rank of
general in Union service, and twenty-nine were awarded the Medal of Honor.   Some
also enlisted to fight for the Confederacy, and so Canadians too fought brother against
brother.  Today very few Canadians know about this chapter in our history, or about
the men whose bones rest in quiet cemeteries in Ontario, New York, Virginia, or in
thousands of graves known only to God.

As living historians, or re-enactors, we stage mock battles but, much more importantly,
are dedicated to exploring and recreating the daily lives of soldiers and civilians from
this era.   We strive for a high degree of authenticity in our portrayals (we call them,
impressions), and our members have amassed a high degree of knowledge and
research.  We frequently participate in events in the United States, and actively
contribute to the cause of preserving America's battlefield heritage.

Each summer the ACWHRS hosts a Civil War living history event at the Country
Heritage Park in Milton Ontario, near highway 401 and highway 25.

This event is the largest military reenactment in Canada, and we host visiting
units from the United States.

Or you can click here for a printable membership application form that you can print
off, fill in and mail to Lesley Peplinski 49 Court Drive, Paris Ontario N3L 4C1 along
with you membership cheque. NB, The address on the form is incorrect, please use this
one. Or you can email  Lesley Peplinski.

If you are interested in participating in the ACWHRS, you can get some idea of the
necessary equipment and costs by browsing our website. Requirements for our
civilian, Confederate infantry, and artillery members will obviously vary, and you can
find contacts for those groups through the unit links portion of our website.
Thank you for visiting - we hope to meet you soon.
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