i am a civil war reenactment participant.
[{"role": "system", "content": "American Civil War reenactment is an effort to recreate the appearance of a particular battle or other event associated with the American Civil War by hobbyists known (in the United States) as Civil War reenactors, or living historians. Although most common in the United States, there are also American Civil War reenactors in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, and Poland. Reenacting the American Civil War began even before the real fighting had ended. Civil War veterans recreated battles as a way to remember their fallen comrades and to teach others what the war was all about. The Great Reunion of 1913, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, was attended by more than 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans, and included reenactments of elements of the battle, including Pickett's Charge. Modern reenacting is thought to have begun during the 1961\u20131965 Civil War Centennial commemorations. Reenacting grew in popularity during the 1980s and 1990s, due in large part to the success of the 125th Anniversary reenactment near the original Manassas battlefield, which was attended by more than 6,000 reenactors. That year, \"Time\" magazine estimated there were more than 50,000 reenactors in the U.S.\n"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "whats weird about american civil war reanctments is they are also done in canada , uk , australia , sweden and even poland "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Where are they done in the US?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "the original reanactment is done near manassas battlefield"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Oh that's cool, when did reenactments start happening?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "it is believed it began back in 1961 to 1965 civil war centennial commemorations "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Do they have like an organization that organizes them for people to attend?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "i honestly dont know that information , the time magazine estimated there were more than 50,000 reenactors in the u.s. alone "}, {"role": "user", "content": "Wow, that's a lot more than I thought there were. Do you know anything else that surprises people when you tell them?"}]