Our October speaker Dawn Byrd-Beresovoy will be speaking about General Daniel Sickels, his colorful personal life and his Civil War career.  Dawn is originally from Sanford, Florida, however, she spent her formative years in Islamabad Pakistan. She married her high school sweetheart and together they have 3 sons. For 21 years, Dawn was a Civil War re-enactor portraying a Confederate Soldier in 2nd Florida Company I along with her boys.

Over the years Dawn has served as a Private, Corporal, Sergeant, 1st Sargent Ordnance Sergeant, and Company Commander. She also has portrayed a Private in the 4th New Jersey. In 2011, Dawn was the National Civil War Re-enactor of the Year winner. She was the first female to ever be given this award, and in 2012, along with her son, they became the first mother son team to be awarded the same honor. In 2015, she beat out over 300 men as the fastest Civil War musket loader in California.

Dawn is a member of DAR, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of Union Veterans, Colonial Dames, 1812, Mayflower and Jamestowne to name a few.