Civil War Confederate reenactors prepare to fire in this photo taken Feb. 25 in Aiken, S.C., on the field where the Battle of Aiken is reenacted each year. For Civil War reenactors, the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States means a four-year stretch of once-in-a-lifetime chances to practice the sometimes derided passion at its peak.
PHOTO: Bruce Smith/AP/File
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