10 That Changed America

Web Extra: Meet the 54th Regiment Reenactors

Clip: Season 2 Episode 2 | 3m 55s

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

10 that Changed America is made possible, in part, by The Joseph & Bessie Feinberg Foundation. Major funding is also provided by Joan and Robert Clifford, The Walter E. Heller Foundation, and other generous supporters.

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