Michael Boyd, left, of Griffith, talks with David Crane, of Cedar Lake during a living history reenactment of Col. John Wheeler's Company B, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Old Courthouse, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media

Reenactors, from left, Heath Fredendall, of Hobart, David Crane, of Cedar Lake, and Michael Boyd, of Griffith, play the parts of soldiers in Col. John Wheeler's Company B, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Old Courthouse, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media

Alan Sopko, left, and his sons, Nathan, 5, and Elijah, 8, all of Munster, talk with Heath Fredendall, of Hobart, and Michael Boyd, of Griffith about Civil War era ammunition during a living history reenactment of Col. John Wheeler's Company B, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Old Courthouse, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media

Michael Boyd, left, of Griffith, talks with Alan Sopko and his sons, Nathan, 5, and Elijah, 8, all of Munster, during a living history reenactment of Col. John Wheeler's Company B, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Old Courthouse, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media

Reenactors, from left, Heath Fredendall, of Hobart, Steve Batey, of Hammond, and Michael Boyd, of Griffith, stack their rifles in their encampment during a living history reenactment of Col. John Wheeler's Company B, 20th Indiana Volunteer Infantry on Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the Old Courthouse, in Crown Point. | Scott R. Brandush~Sun-Times Media

Dave Crane of Cedar Lake, who portrays Capt. Charles Bell (left) and Mike Miller of Crown Point, portraying Col. John Wheeler stand near the flags of their encampment at the old Court House in Crown Point on May 26, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media

Steve Batey of Hammond, portrays Pvt. John C. Meyer at the living history encampment set up at the old courthouse in Crown Point on May 26, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media

Doug Littrell of Crown Point (right) talks to the re-enactors from the 20th Indiana Infantry Co. B Living History Group about weapons that calvary of the period carried at the encampment erected at the old courthouse in Crown Point on May 26, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media

Michael Boyd portraying 1st Sgt William Babbit talks to interested passerbys about the encampment and the life of the soldiers during the period at the old courthouse in Crown Point on May 26, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media