Civil War Encampment brings history to life at Old Falls Village

Confederate 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.

Three-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.

Reenactors 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.

Union 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.

Abraham 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.

Union 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.

Visitors 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.

Reenactor 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.