The hardest part of being a Civil War reenactor is learning the correct drill. To most "fresh fish" the movements and terms used are totally unfamiliar, and therefore confusing. Even most "veterans" just go through the motions as they did not learn the drill correctly when they started reenacting. So Media Magic Productions decided to make videos from the manuals used during the War.

Corporal Richard Lancaster and Private Jason Welch of the 1st Florida Volunteer Infantry, and Thomas Fasulo of the 8th Florida Volunteer Infantry were three of the nine Confederate reenactors who participated in the filming of these two videos. The other six Confederate reenactors came from Company F, 7th Florida, but they weren't as handsome as the 1st and 8th Florida boys. Confederate scenes were filmed at Petersburg National Battlefield, Petersburg, Virginia.

Union reenactors were from the 3rd Michigan Volunteers. Union scenes were filmed at Fort Mackinac, Mackinac Island, Michigan.

There were also two officers, one Union and one Confederate, but since they were officers they really weren't all that important. It was the NCOs who did all the work. The officers just stood around and looked pretty.

These training videos now make learning the drill much simpler for everyone, fresh fish and veterans included. The two training videos are each one-hour long and cover Civil War drill based on Hardee's and Casey's Tactics.