102419 LCJ Hainesville Civil War (CJ)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Confederate soldiers fire their guns against Union soldiers at the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Union soldiers carry their flags away from the fighting in the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Muskets stand close by as Steven Skalak, of Westchester and his brother, Kevin, portray soldiers with the 104th Illinois as they play fife and drum music during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Confederate soldiers fire their guns against Union soldiers at the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Union soldiers fired their muskets against the Confederates in the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Confederate soldiers with the 154th Senior Regiment carry their flag at the end of the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Union soldiers fire their weapons against the Confederates in the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Daniel J. Johnson, of Hainesville portrays Thomas Morris Chester, the only black reporter for a major newspaper during the Civil War, during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Wayne Issleb, of Kenosha, Wis., portrays General Ulysses S. Grant as he gives his presentation, "Rise of a General," during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media President Abraham Lincoln portrayed by Kevin Wood, of Oak Park talks with Lauren Atchinson, of Grayslake and her son, Sawyer, 7, as he holds a President Lincoln flashcard during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Chris Dosch, of Aurora portrays a Zouave soldier as he talks to the crowd about how soldiers used a musket during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jim Schranz, of Lindenhurst and David Corbett, of Buffalo Grove with the Battlefield Balladeers play a Civil War era song titled, "Ring the Banjo," during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Danielle Gosnell, of Round Lake Beach holds her daughter, Tziporah, seven-months-old, as she speaks with President Abraham Lincoln portrayed by Kevin Wood, of Oak Park during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Anastassia Strine, of Round Lake and her children, A.J., 6, Sophia, 12, and Anthony, 14, check out the smells of a Civil War hospital during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Mike Draper, of Troy, Mo., portrays a Union soldier with the 10th Illinois Company H as he waits to go into battle against the Confederates in the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Alice Urven, 7, of Fond du Lac, Wis., and Layla Schliz, 5, of Milwaukee, Wis., listen to John and Elaine Masciale, of Palatine play a song called, "Old Dan Tucker," during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jim Spray, of Bristol, Wis., portrays a Union soldier with the 2nd Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry, as he waits in the field before the start of the Battle of Atlanta during Hainesville’s annual Civil War Encampment & Battle at the Northbrook Sports Club in Hainesville. (10/20/19)