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Civil War reenactors raise money for Joplin tornado victim

July 09, 2011|KY3 News

GREENE COUNTY, Mo. — A local group of Civil War reenactors held a Joplin tornado benefit Saturday.

The friends got together hoping to raise money for a fellow reenactor who lost everything in the Joplin tornado.  The event included music, period dress displays and a silent auction.

Donated sabres, books, even a Confederate $5 bill went to the highest bidder to help the Tim Fields family.

"The Saturday after the tornado, a group of reenactors went down to help (the Fields) recover what they could; not much left," reenactor Becky Paschall said.  "So we decided to get together and try to raise some money and help them get restarted."

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