10 That Changed America

Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors

Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 3m 55s  | Video has closed captioning.

Benny White of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry talks with Geoffrey Baer about the experience of being a Civil War reenactor in the 54th Regiment. “You feel the history of what our ancestors did,” he says.

Aired: 07/17/18

Rating: TV-G

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