Take a step back in time during Civil War Days at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum [photos]
Despite temperatures averaging in the high-90s, the Civil War Days at Landis Valley Village and Farm Museum took a step back into the 1860s.
Reenactors portrayed everyone from the Abraham Lincoln -- the 16th president of the United States -- to your everyday cavalry man, chomping down on cabbage stew, made over a fire in a hand-dug hole.
People like Frank Gillespie hammered down on a hook that he made by traditional blacksmith techniques, while others, like those in Detachment U.S. Engineers, meticulously worked on a hand-drawn topographical map that has been in the works for the past six years.
The two-day event opens at 10 a.m. and goes until 4 p.m., ending on July 21.
More information is available on Landis Valley Museum's website.
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Lt. Colonel Bill Wentzien, who reenacts as the chief topographical engineer with the Detachment U.S. Engineers, works on a topographical map of Landis Valley Museum during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Wentzien, from Ocean County, New Jersey, has been working on the map for the past six years, using only tools that would've been available in the 1800s.
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Nathan Lindsey, 12, poses while his grandfather takes a photo of him during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Lindsey lives with his family, currently stationed in the Philippines, but is spending the summer with his grandfather in McLean, Virginia.
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Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, laughs with others while relaxing under a tree during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Tom Sharpe, a reenactor with the Detachment U.S. Engineers, poses for a photo during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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For the past six years, reenactors with the Detachment U.S. Engineers have been working on an accurate topographical map of Landis Valley Museum's land, using only tools that would be available in the 1800s. The map is seen here, during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Reenactor Ray Steinmetz, who is a colonel with Detachment U.S. Engineers, poses for a photo in front of the officer's cabin during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Gordon and Andrea Thigpen, of Carlisle, wonder the grounds during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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For the past six years, reenactors with the Detachment U.S. Engineers have been working on an accurate topographical map of Landis Valley Museum's land, using only tools that would be available in the 1800s. The map is seen here, during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Reenactor Bill Wentzien, of Ocean County, New Jersey, poses for a portrait in the officer's cabin during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A hat sits in the officer's cabin for reenactors with the Detachment U.S. Engineers during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A hat sits in the officer's cabin for reenactors with the Detachment U.S. Engineers during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Reenactors with the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment use all Civil War-era cooking equipment to make cabbage stew for lunch during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A Civil War reenactor with the 11th Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment pulls a ladle of cabbage stew out from a pot for lunch during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Justin Hammond, of New Danville, smokes a pipe while relaxing during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A reenactor with a calvary company saddles up a horse during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A reenactor pets a horse after saddling it up for a ride during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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People walk through the property at Landis Valley during the first day of Civil War Days, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A broken chalkboard is seen at the blacksmith's shop during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Items from the 1800s, including playing cards, cash and a harmonica, are seen on a table in a gathering area during the first day of Civil War Days in Landis Valley Museum, July 20, 2019.
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Reenactors at Landis Valley Museum's Civil War Days event take a break on old stones during the first day of the weekend event, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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A reenactor walks into a barn during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Reenactors ride horses around Landis Valley Museum during the first day of Civil War Days on the property, Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, speaks to spectators about his life during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Robert Costello, speaks to spectators about his life during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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Frank Gillespie, of Ephrata, is seen working in the blacksmith's shop during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Gillespie has been blacksmithing traditionally for the past three decades or so, but says he's only been serious about it for the past 20 years.
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Frank Gillespie, of Ephrata, poses for a photo in the blacksmith shop during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019. Gillespie has been blacksmithing traditionally for the past three decades or so, but says he's only been serious about it for the past 20 years.
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A reenactor reads a book in the shade during the first day of Civil War Days at Landis Valley Museum on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
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