One re-enactor made the casual comment that "no Civil War encampment was complete without a horse-drawn photographer," and on his way back home, Mr. Coffer found himself suddenly looking at roads differently.
The Southold Historical Society hosts a Civil War encampment with uniformed soldiers; a photography exhibition, "Scenes of Old Southold," and blacksmithing and printing demonstrations.
For two days, the Queens County Farm Museum will become a Civil War encampment, complete with uniformed actors on the march.
The nearby woods were a Civil War encampment.
Educational exhibits include a Civil War encampment, working antique engines and "Peacock Alley", a clothesline display of hand-tufted bedspreads.
The first weekend of October a Civil War encampment is held at the site.
A Civil War encampment of union soldiers in uniform will also demonstrate company drills during the day.
Others claim that it was a Civil War encampment.
The Apple Festival is its largest fund raiser and includes a large Civil War encampment.
This weekend, a Civil War encampment is to be re-enacted with members from several local regiments, one of whose original counterparts fought in such battles as Gettysburg.