He has also documented Civil War re-enactments and taught other photographers how to do it.
The site also includes a visitor center, an elevated boardwalk, and a field for Civil War re-enactments.
Have you ever taken part in a Civil War re-enactment?
The weapon in question was a musket, which Phelps had forgotten to remove from his car after participating in a Civil War re-enactment.
In more recent years, several Civil War re-enactments were held at the fort in the 1990s, but were moved to Fortuna in 1998.
A Civil War re-enactment has recently been added to the festival, with the hopes of having the re-enactment become an annual event.
One shows two young women Mr. Coffer met at a Civil War re-enactment a few weeks ago.
The Kentucky cities added a Civil War re-enactment to the festivities, and attendance increased again to 850,000, a new record.
There were Civil and Revolutionary War re-enactments including groups in period dress.
Visitors participate a Civil War re-enactment, Wild West Days, and other activities there.