Experience historically accurate portrayals of the American Civil War
as you interact with Authentic Civil War Interpreters & Historians.

Serving public & private schools, home schoolers, scout groups,
museums, historical organizations, and community programs.

The mission of the Freedom Guards Living History Company is to provide an entertaining and interesting means of learning about our country's past.  Living history presentations are 'real' in the sense that they are interactive, bringing the past to 'life', and typically conveying much more in the area of human interest stories.  History, after all, is about 'real' people just like us.  As such, the programs offered can be tailored to meet the requirements of most any program or event.

Freedom Guards is a not-for-profit company and all proceeds, beyond actual operating expenses, are used for the purpose of education and historical preservation.

1861               The American Civil War               1865

Learn more about our country's most critical and tragic conflict, and of the lives of those who were a part of the greatest struggle ever waged on American soil.  During the four years of this war, more than 623,000 lives were lost, nearly as many as in all other American wars combined.

From the soldiers who fought, to the civilians who prayed for an end to the nightmare, all experienced an ordeal that would never be forgotten.

Listen as authentic historical interpreters, dressed in accurate period attire, tell of those desperate, terrible days between 1861 and 1865 when the fate of the Union was determined and a new nation emerged from the suffering and sacrifice.

Featured Programs from the American Civil War

Historically Accurate Portrayals represent such historic roles as those of the extraordinary men and women of the United States Sanitary Commission, forerunner of the American Red Cross, in its critical humanitarian mission to provide relief to the soldiers of the Army of the Potomac fighting to save the Union.  In The Other Side of War, the true nature of the ordeal and hardships of the common soldier are brought to light, as are the critical efforts of those who sought to ease their suffering.  Gettysburg - 1863 presents an intimate look at the great and terrible battle that may have been the 'High Water Mark' of the Southern Confederacy. We examine the desperate fighting and its aftermath as viewed by the soldiers and civilians who experienced it.  With Pennsylvania in the Civil War, we explore various aspects of the role this state played in our nation's greatest struggle. These and other portrayals are intended to offer a better understanding of the period and the lives of those who have gone before us.

Lest We Forget . . .

For more information on the Freedom Guards Living History Company, contact Bob & Sharon Werner at 610-966-4678, or email to rewerner@ptd.net.