Civil War reenactors from across the country brought history to life during the two-day event.

Union and Confederate soldiers clash swords on the Battlefield.

Live mortar demonstrations were presented during the event.

Here is a realistic picture of what the battlefields looked like after the fighting was over.

A wounded soldier is carried to safety.

Lt. Chris Findlay of the 53rd VA Infantry, Co. B, (Armistead's Brigade), is from Baltimore, MD.

Chris, from Baltimore, MD, smiles as he once again walks away from his bloody recreation of America's past.  He performed stunt work in the movie "Gettysburg"