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PHOTOS: Civil War and Indian Wars reenactors at Arizona ghost town
PHOTOS: Civil War and Indian Wars reenactors at Arizona ghost town
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Reenactors line up during a mock Civil War skirmish in Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Vulture City, an Arizona ghost town on the outskirts of Wickenburg. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Civil War reenactors at Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Andrew Kuhl displays the version of the Confederate flag used in a Civil War reenactment in Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Gilbert Alonzo, a Phoenix resident, portrays a Union soldier in Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Devon Ross, reenactor and captain of the Helm’s Arizona Guard, in Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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Dave Williamson, president of the nonprofit Arizona Civil War Council, in Vulture City. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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A sign for Vulture City, west of Phoenix. (Jill Ryan / KJZZ)
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A Confederate soldier surrenders to a Union officer during a war reenactment on the outskirts of Wickenburg in Vulture City on Jan. 31, 2026. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ )
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Union soldier reenactors with the nonprofit Arizona Civil War Council loot dead Confederate troops in the ghost town of Vulture City on Jan. 31, 2026. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)
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A fabric banner for the nonprofit Arizona Civil War Council. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Apache resistance fighters celebrate winning their reenacted skirmish in Vulture City. (Gabriel Pietrorazio/KJZZ)
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Martín Leon plays dead during their Indian Wars reenactment. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)
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Reenactors line up to share tidbits of history from the Indian Wars with a crowd. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)
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Cavalry troop reenactors fend off Apaches and ex-Confederates in Vulture City. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)
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Indigenous resistance war reenactors Martín Leon (left), Massai Leon, Edmund “Guido” Arguello and Tyrus Johnson at camp. (Gabriel Pietrorazio / KJZZ)
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