In the best interest of the hobby and to better improve our own personal personas, it is important that we all strive to be as authentic as we can during the open hours of any Civil War reenactment event we attend. We are not advocating the institution of stitch counting, but to be aware of how you look and how the camp presents itself to the public and to other reenactors. It is important to be aware of 1860's customs and etiquette while we are presenting ourselves to the public. Remember, that when spectators see us, they are under the assumption that we are a correct representation of the 1860's Civil War time period.
So to better our personas and our civilian Civil War camp atmosphere, we would like to suggest the following guidelines to be followed while at the event during the hours that any reenactment event is open.
We are here to reenact and represent life during the Civil War between the states and should strive to be as accurate as we can. It will often take years to achieve the "perfect" set up and the best look, but with help from others and plenty of research, it can be achieved for a very reasonable price. And we should all work to help everyone within the Historical Timekeepers to become as accurate as we can to the 1860's and to do it in a polite manner and to never be condescending to anyone. Be helpful and not hurtful!