Greg:

I confess I did not participate in the actual Civil War. You will have to be more specific as to your preferences/ requirements to be a re-enactor.

The groups I stumbled upon were very interesting and led to a great experience I would cheerfully repeat, from sleeping in a canvas tent on hay to loading and firing a weapon of the period.

I also got some nifty color photos of the Civil War period to amuse and amaze my friends with.

It all happened in the midst of a motorcycle trip I was taking specifically to visit Civil War battlefields and parks, so from my point of view it was a lovely blended experience, mixed in with motorcycle maintenance, and just enough zen.