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We represent the original 63^rd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, Company C, recruited from Beaver County, Pennsylvania in August 1861. As a part of the Army of the Potomac’s Third Corps, the regiment fought in many of the Eastern Theater's most infamous and bloody engagements in the Civil War. Pittsburgh native and regiment founder Col. Alexander Hays proclaimed the 63rd "won the laurels of fame" for their unyielding bravery under enemy fire.

You can experience first hand what it was like to be a Civil War soldier, from authentic drill and maneuvers, to life on the march and in the camps. Participate in re-enacting some of the most epic battles in history that defined the America we live in today. Camp on or close to many of the actual battlefields with thousands of other "living historians" from all over the world. Imagine what you could learn from those fireside chats!

Along with marching in local parades such as Memorial Day and Veteran's Day, we stage public demonstrations through out the season at local events in Beaver County, such as the Maple Syrup Festival in Brady's Run Park and Homewood Junction near the historic Buttermilk Falls.

Many of our members gain great satisfaction in performing classroom demonstrations at area elementary schools; the look of wonderment on the kid’s faces is something to experience!

63rd members have also been cast as extras or worked behind the scenes on such films as Dances With Wolves, Gettysburg, Gods and Generals, and Cold Mountain. Numerous commercials, National Battlefield educational films, tourism promotions, and history documentaries have also included the services of the 63rd.

We are not limited to re-enacting just the life of the common foot soldier. There is something for all ages and every member of the family. We have a civilian camp that authentically depicts the lifestyle of the nineteenth century character. People sent their sons, husbands, fathers, and brothers off to an uncertain future that very nearly destroyed our country before it was eighty-five years old.

Perhaps you would be interested in helping our medical staff with the gruesome task of "fixing up our boys" with the equipment and procedures of 1860s medicine.

Musicians, cooks, tailors, whatever your talent, if you love history, help us celebrate and honor the generation that "gave the last full measure" so America could grow and become the great nation it is today.

You've read the books and seen the movies. Still looking for knowledge and adventure? Join today and LIVE what you've been missing!

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