This page last updated Nov.
13, 2002
49th New York Volunteer
Infantry
D Company
American Civil War Living
History Group
Welcome to the home of D Company, 49th New York
Regiment. We are proud members of the American
Civil War Historical Re-enactment Society, an umbrella group of Canadian
re-enactors who honour and preserve the memory of the 50,000 Canadians, in
blue and gray, who fought and served in the War between the States. To our
knowledge we are the largest group of Federal infantry re-enactors in
Canada. We also have the honour of being associated with two companies in
the United States -- Company B and Company
H -- who also portray the 49th New York.
As historical re-enactors we strive to maintain high standards of
authenticity in recreating the past, and our goal is to teach others about a
tragic, epic time and about an obscure chapter in Canada's history. The
personal rewards are great. We enjoy meeting the public and seeing their
enthusiastic responses to our events. In that sense, all of our members are
teachers.
There are other, more intangible rewards that perhaps only a re-enactor or a
veteran can understand. To be part of a long, thin, steel-tipped line,
stepping forward to a hoarse command or a ringing bugle note. To smell the
sweet dawn in a Virginia meadow and know that the air will soon be acrid
with gunpowder smoke. To feel a strange, eerie chill as the enemy line comes
forward under their bright flags, coming right straight for you. Sharing
music and comradeship around a camp fire. Such moments are rare, and help us
to feel in touch with the past.
We hope that you enjoy this website, and that it helps you to better
understand our enthusiasm for this gallant and tragic era.
Members of
D Company, 49th New York at Rockton, Ontario
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2002
Schedule
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Contact and Recruitment Information
Photographs and After Action Reports
History of the 49th New York Volunteers
Civil War Links and Sites of Interest
Resources for Re-enactors
A Guide to Camp Cooking
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