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The war of 1861–1865 and the material culture it left behind: collector shows and relic shows, guided battlefield walks and staff rides, infantry, cavalry, artillery, naval and medical demonstrations, seminars and symposia, museum programs, and the anniversary commemorations held on the ground where the fighting happened.
Dates: Sept. 18
The National Civil War Museum's annual fundraising gala, with caterers, trivia, reenactors, a silent auction, and a cannon-firing raffle.
Dates: Sept. 18–20
Annual encampment and living history weekend with Union and Confederate camps, demonstrations, and battle scenarios by one of the Pacific Northwest's longest-running reenacting…
Dates: Sept. 19
Zurko's Midwest Promotions' one-day Chicago-area show of Civil War artifacts, collector arms, cavalry swords, autographs, and currency.
Dates: Sept. 19
A day of focused living-history programming at Pamplin Historical Park on faith and religion in the armies and on the home front.
Dates: Sept. 30 – Oct. 4
A five-day Vicksburg Campaign seminar and field tour led by historian Tim Smith.
Dates: Sept. 30 – Oct. 4
The North-South Skirmish Association (N-SSA) will hold its 154th National Competition October 2-4, 2026 at Fort Shenandoah near Winchester, Virginia. Member units compete in live-fire matches with…
Dates: Oct. 2–4
Three-day Civil War conference on the art of command, held in the heart of Mosby's Confederacy in the northern Virginia…
Dates: Oct. 3–4
The tenth annual Civil War collector's show at the Stewart County Visitors Center in Dover, near Fort Donelson.
Dates: Oct. 16
A full-day optional field tour of the North Anna battlefield offered with Pamplin Historical Park's 30th Annual Civil War Symposium.
Dates: Oct. 16–18
Pamplin Historical Park's thirtieth annual Civil War symposium, on quick tempers and rash actions in the war.
Dates: Oct. 17–18
The Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation's 162nd anniversary reenactment on the battlefield at Middletown, with infantry, cavalry, and artillery in action.
Dates: Oct. 24–25
The autumn Gettysburg show, with over 400 tables of military artifacts from the Revolutionary War through the Second World War.
Dates: Nov. 7
A free community day at The National Civil War Museum recognising veterans, with gallery access and special programming.
Dates: Nov. 7–8
Held at the original Confederate earthen fort overlooking the Roanoke River since 1987, with battle reenactments both afternoons, camp life demonstrations, night cannon firing, and period music. Held…
Dates: Nov. 11–14
Dr. Timothy B. Smith leads this four-day program on the climactic operations around Vicksburg — Chickasaw Bayou, Grant’s Canal, Grand Gulf, Port Gibson, and Raymond — concluding with the assaults and…
Dates: Nov. 13–14
Period attire is required for both…
Dates: Nov. 14
Sponsored by the Sons of Veterans Reserve, Military Department of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Includes the Albert Woolson GAR Monument ceremony, Remembrance Day parade with units…
Dates: Nov. 14
A Lessons in History talk on Confederate general Richard H. Anderson, followed by a book signing.
Dates: Nov. 15–17
The 31st annual Lincoln Forum symposium, themed "Lincoln and the Founders," gathers leading Lincoln and Civil War scholars for panels, a battlefield tour, and a book sale with author…
Dates: Dec. 5
The largest memorial illumination in North America — 23,000 luminaries, one for each casualty of the September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam, line a five-mile driving tour through the…
Dates: Dec. 5–6
Arkansas's largest Civil War reenactment, held every other year on the ground where the December 7, 1862 battle was fought — battle reenactments both days, camp tours, drill demonstrations, period…
Dates: Dec. 5–6
Mike Kent and Associates' Middle Tennessee Civil War Show at the Williamson County Ag Expo Park in Franklin.
Dates: Feb. 6–7
MK Shows presents hundreds of sale and display tables for collectors and history enthusiasts near the Chickamauga…
Dates: Feb. 12–14
A Civil War reenactment and living history weekend at Janney Furnace Park in Ohatchee, Alabama, with battles at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.