MENOMONEE FALLS NEWSCivil War Encampment brings history to life at Old Falls VillageMilwaukee Journal SentinelUnion soldiers reenact a battle during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The two-day event offers visitors a chance to experience life as it was for troops and civilians during the Civil War.Scott Ash/Now News GroupConfederate soldiers reenact a battle during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020.Scott Ash/Now News GroupThree-year-old Lavinia Puetz and her sister Lilly, 4, of Sussex, take in the sights and sounds of the Civil War Encampment at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The two-day event offers visitors a chance to experience life as it was for troops and civilians during the Civil War.Scott Ash/Now News GroupReenactors greet visitors during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The two-day event offers visitors a chance to experience life as it was for troops and civilians during the Civil War.Scott Ash/Now News GroupUnion soldiers fired this 1861 Pattern canon during a battle reenactment at the Civil War Encampment event in Menomonee Falls on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The muzzle-loading rifled cannon was widely used in field artillery units during the Civil War.Scott Ash/Now News GroupAbraham Lincoln impersonator George Buss of Freeport, Illinois, recites the historic Gettysburg Address during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020.Scott Ash/Now News GroupUnion soldiers reenact a battle during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020.Scott Ash/Now News GroupVisitors gather to watch a battle re-enactment during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020. The two-day event offers visitors a chance to experience life as it was for troops and civilians during the Civil War.Scott Ash/Now News GroupReenactor Joseph Roman of Antioch, Illinois, displays his living accommodations during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020.Scott Ash/Now News GroupAnn Steinhilb of Milwaukee poses for a photo during the Civil War Encampment event hosted by the Menomonee Falls Historical Society at Old Falls Village Park on Saturday, July 18, 2020.Scott Ash/Now News Group