2nd US Cavalry Co. A / 9th Virginia Cavalry Co. D

Why We Do It!

A web page of the 2nd US Cavalry, Co. A/9th VA Cavalry Co. D Reenactors.

(Last update 3/23/07)

Why we do it - Fun and Honor

So let's get this straight: We wear wool uniforms that are too cold in winter and too hot in summer.  We drink water and coffee from rusty tin canteens and cups.  We shovel horse manure.  We sleep on the ground under thin, too short pieces of canvas and rubberized cloths.  Ticks.  Many people think we're weird.  Why do we do this?

• Well really, it's FUN.  Honestly, it costs enough, takes enough effort, and makes us so different from most people that it BETTER BE FUN.  We wouldn't do it otherwise.
• We really love American history.  We feel, after so much study, that we KNOW these people from the 1860's both good and bad.  They're like our relatives or neighbors.  They could be us.  We get misty eyed reading and telling about their trials, triumphs, anguish, loss, sacrifice, and victory.
• We put up with horses, at least.  Some of us actually love them.
• We feel, quite strongly, a sense of duty and privilege to remember, commemorate, and honor our American military personnel, both past and present.  Some of us are veterans - some combat veterans.  We know we owe them more than we can ever repay.  We thank God for their contributions.