Silly Question- Civil War reenactments...

BigBearsGirl

Are there any that go on in SC? I am still new to the state, and I would love to see one.

nbrockwell

there are a lot in Bratansville (sp?) near Rock Hill, i know during special festivals they have them around the state too.

WendyLoveapple

Many but since I am not a follower I couldn't even begin to tell you where or when.  I know Columbia has some in the fall but again I just have very general information.

mandy246

I had a customer that always participated in one somewhere near Columbia.  I also think they have one at Walnut Grove in Spartanburg.  I've never been to one, so that's all I know.  Sorry.

Spitfire2008

Historic Brattonsville in McConnells--near Rock Hill is what rockwell is referring to.  I did an internship there, so I have quite the soft spot for it. 

http://www.chmuseums.org/ourmuseums/hb/index.htm

They do reenactments all year, plus they have a big thing at Christmas too-- theirs is mostly Revolutionary War, but I think they do some Civil as well.

I imagine that there's Civil War stuff at Ft. Sumter and Cowpens too, but I'm not nearly as familiar with those.

HTH

BigBearsGirl

Thanks, Ladies! That is great info, I love history, and I can't wait to check out all the stuff SC has to offer.

wkelly723

This isn't Civil War but, Cowpens (near Spartanburg/Gaffney) has one every year to reenact the Battle of Cowpens. 

As for the Civil War, the city of Columbia reenacts Sherman's march on Columbia every February.  It is a big deal where they close down the Gervais Bridge coming from West Columbia and what not. 

Fort Sumter is great to see since it is where the first shots of the Civil War rang out, but I don't know if they do a reenactment or not. 

There aren't many as many Civil War battlegrounds in SC because there weren't nearly as many battles fought in SC as there were other states.  Now, there were (I think) more Revolutionary War battles fought in SC than any other state so there is much more Revolutionary War battlegrounds and history.

LeeandHelen

Yes, there are most definitely more Revolutionary War reenactments around - I'm from Camden and know they do some there at least twice a year if I remember correctly.  It's a pretty big thing for a small town like that.  The actual Battle of Camden site (as shown in The Patriot) isn't very far from Historic Camden (where the reenactment is held).  Here's a link if you're interested:

 http://www.camden-sc.org/revolutionary-war-reenactment.php

oldhousejunkie

There is a Civil War re-enactment at Boone Hall Plantation in Charleston every November...its called Seccessionsville. There is also one in Florence, but I cannot remember the time of year (I think its called Four Columns). Every April there is an encampment out at Fort Sumter in Charleston; it usually occurs during the weekend closest to the original April 12th bombardment date.