Sacramento County Times covers Civil War

The 12th annual Civil War Experience starts Friday at Gibson Ranch Road and is expected to give families a living history day.

The 12th annual Civil War Experience starts Friday at Gibson Ranch Road and is expected to give families a living history day. Organizers said more than 10,000 people are slated to come out through Sunday. Photos From The Field: Civil War Experience Today, about 2,000 school children who have been learning about the Civil War will get to see first-hand what soldiers and nurses went through 150 years ago. The Civil War had the largest loss of human life. More than 1 million people were killed from 1861 to 1865.

Hundreds of re-enactors from all over the country are camped out at Gibson Ranch, tackling similar living conditions that troops experienced during war. Organizers said the three-day event will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which helped eliminate slavery and preserved the Union. The event gets underway at 9 a.m. Admission is $7 per person for ages 10 and older. The location is Gibson Ranch Regional Park, 8556 Gibson Ranch Road, in Elverta.

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This ought to be a cf and a farbfest, especially with the pc environment of California. How are they getting around the strict gun control laws of California? Guns around children etc? All those assault rifles and CANNON!! OMG.... I wonder how they are going to show all of the homosexuals that served during the CW or cross dressers?

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