The 21st Georgia is a re-enacting group made up of men and women from 8 different states. They portray, using period dress and actions, the soldiers and civilians of the 1861-1865 Civil War era.The unit itself is made up four distinct groups which work both independently and in a unified manner. There is the military, medical, civilian, and musical segments of the 21st.
Military
The military unit is made up of individuals who portray the soldiers of the Civil War. The original men of the 21st came from the state of Georgia and fought with Generals Jackson and Ewell throughout the major battles with the Army of Northern Virginia. They wear authentic uniforms and carry authentic weapons and gear. The 21st Georgia uses Gilham's Manual of Instruction for all company drill.
Musical
The 21st has its own Fife and Drum corps that is continually growing. Our members have played at the Smithsonian Museum of History in our National Capitol, at the National Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Gettysburg National Military Park, and led countless parades throughout the Eastern Seaboard. Our Musicians also provide music for our evening campfires and dances. There is really nothing quite like the feeling of being led into battle by the stirring sound of our fife and drum corps.
Medical
We have re-enactors whose full time impression is that of doctors and nurses. Our unit’s medical impression of a field hospital is without question one of the best in the entire hobby. We have been asked to perform this impression countless times at the National Parks and battle re-enactments. The Piper Barn, Dunker Church, Sky Meadows State Park, and a major effort at the Genesee Country Museum re-enactment in Mumford, NY, are just a few examples. The bleeding props and full leg amputations are as realistic as anyone could want to understand the horrors of war.
Civilian
This branch of the 21st has its own coordinator and committees to organize period impressions of what women of the Civil War era did. The ladies do campfire impressions, while demonstrating crafts of the period. They work with our medical people as nurses as well as portraying the daily life of civilians during the war.
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