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The average cost to become fitted for the field as a reenactor is $1,200. This includes a musket, haversack, etc. Reproduction firearms can cost up to $400.

* Each piece of equipment the reenactor carries is researched for authenticity, from buttons to weapons. Uniforms are made with the same strength and weight as the ones worn during the war.

* Reenactors assume command positions similarly to the way one does in the military today, working their way up the ladder. The majority of the commanders have been involved with reenacting for years and have led smaller units before being placed in charge of a larger unit or

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