10 // COASTWEEKEND.COM Union soldiers fire their weapons on the bat- tlefield during the Fort Stevens Annual Civil War Reenactment in 2016, at Fort Stevens Historical Area in Warrenton. LIVING HISTORY The Northwest’s largest Civil War Reenactment staged at Clatsop County Fairgrounds, Sept. 1-3 By MARIANNE MONSON FOR COAST WEEKEND R eenactments of the Civil War have been staged nearly since the guns fell silent at Appomat- tox in 1865. The earliest reenactments were carried out by Civil War veterans as a way to honor their fallen comrades and educate civilians about the events of the nation’s deadliest conflict. This Labor Day Weekend, Clatsop County Fairgrounds in Astoria hosts a three-day Civil War Reenactment and Living History, Saturday through Monday, Sept. 1 through 3. Confederate sol- diers practice form- ing ranks before the start of battle during the 2016 reenactment at Fort Stevens Historical Area in Warrenton. DANNY MILLER PHOTOS