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The Kanawha Riflemen

As a new living history organization, our main objective is to raise awareness and educate the public and provide a family friendly atmosphere, striving for a authentic portrayal (historically accurate) of the common Virginia Volunteer from the Trans-Alleghany area of modern day West Virginia and Virginia who served so gallantly in the Army of South Western Virginia.

However, with so much Civil War history along the Mason & Dixon Line on South Mountain, we also represent other local areas of the Civil War that range from a North Carolina soldier during the battle of South Mountain to the Marylander that served at Charleston, South Carolina connecting those topics to our own local history.

We actively research different aspects of the Civil War of our local area to provide many presentations and to interpret these topics to the public to tell the story of the rich Civil War history that lies within our own backyard. Although the battlefields are quiet, they offer us visions of their past and stand as a monument for us to see today.

We participate in re-enactments as well as living histories and other community events. We are headquartered in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania.