Rules for Reenactors

• All uniforms and equipment must be of proper materials, construction, and appearance. An authenticity inspection will be held.
  
  
• Weapons recommended for infantry will be three-band muskets or proper two-band muskets. For cavalry: carbines, revolvers, and sabers. No Hawkins, shotguns, or flintlocks are allowed.
  
  
• State law requires that horses must have a current Coggins Test Certificate.
  
  
• Please keep horses out of infantry camps and modern food vendor area. Offenders will be asked to leave.
  
  
• For liability reasons, no pets (except registered cavalry horses) are allowed.
  
  
• Fire pits are allowed in designated camp areas only. These must be filled in when the event concludes.
  
  
• Use old wood and deadfall first.
  
  
• All trash must be removed when the event concludes.
  
  
• All flags carried in the event must be approved by the overall commander.
  
  
• No non-period music, instruments, or playback equipment is allowed.
  
  
• Vehicles must have parking pass and park in designated parking area. Vehicles unloading must be out of camp by 2400 Friday or they will be towed. No exceptions. Vehicles may not reload in camp areas until the conclusion of battle and pass and review on Sunday.
  
  
• All modern equipment must be hidden from sight at all times.
  
  
• No live ammunition or fireworks are allowed at the event.
  
  
• Bayonets will not be fixed except upon the command of the overall commander.
  
  
• Hand-to-hand combat is forbidden.
  
  
• Ramrods may not be drawn on the field except to clear weapons and even then, it may be done only by the senior NCO of each company.
  
  
• No one under 18 years is allowed to participate unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. No one under 16 may participate on the field unless they are a functional musician at least 12 years old, an artilleryman at least 14 years old (except positions 1 through 4, which must be 16) or a or medical steward at least 14 years old.
  
  
• Soldiers will not be allowed on the field until attending safety inspection. A battle pass (from registration) must be shown before entering the field.
  
  
• Only full-scale artillery allowed.
  
  
• All units may be required to galvanize.
  
  
• No unit may act independently on the field without prior approval of the overall commander.
  
  
• For safety, all artillery must be placed in approved positions. The overall commander or the event host may expel participants acting in an unsafe or reckless manner from the event. Their decision will be final.