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Thomas Goodwin, a 54-year-old Civil War reenactor, was found still wearing his Confederate Army uniform six days after going missing from an event in Yelm, Washington. He vanished on September 5 during the Labor Day weekend and was last seen feeling unwell while wearing a gray jacket, blue pants, and carrying a Civil War-era rifle in a sling. Goodwin was discovered by a bystander who heard him asking for help; he had left his wallet and keys behind at the campsite. Authorities initially considered him to be at risk due to potential health issues, but when found, he was dehydrated with no major injuries and appeared to have been simply walking around in thick brush near where he disappeared.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-15,
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A Civil War reenactor has been found still in uniform days after he went missing from a Labor Day weekend event.
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Washington State Patrol issued an Endangered Missing Person Alert earlier this month after Thomas Goodwin, 54, vanished on the night of September 5 in Yelm, about a 40-minute drive southwest of Tacoma.
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Goodwin → issue → Tacoma
Goodwin was wearing a gray jacket and blue pants, the uniform often worn by Confederate soldiers, with a sling holding a Civil War-era rifle when he disappeared.
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he → wear → rifle
He was last seen walking on foot on the rural George Road.
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The Yelm Police Department announced Saturday that Goodwin was found and was being evaluated.
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Goodwin → announce → ?
Yelm Fire Public Information Officer Brian Richardson told local outlet KOIN that a bystander on a motorcycle heard Goodwin asking for help and called 911.
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Goodwin → tell → 911
When first responders arrived, they found Goodwin still wearing his Civil War reenactment uniform, Richardson said.
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Richardson → arrive → uniform
Evenson Farm in Yelm hosted an event Labor Day weekend on George Road that was described as the “largest Civil War reenactment event in the Pacific Northwest,” by the Washington Civil War Association.
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Goodwin was attending and camping at a Civil War reenactment that seemed to match the Evenson Farm event with a family member before he vanished, the Thurston Co. Scanner, News, & Weather Blog, which shares local scanner traffic, wrote in a Facebook post.
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He reportedly left behind his wallet and keys.
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“He was last seen in the area feeling unwell and never returned to the tent.
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He does have some medical conditions,” the post read.
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Washington State Patrol warned that Goodwin was at a “credible threat” regarding his health and safety.
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He was later found Friday night about half a mile from where he was last seen in an area of thick brush, Yelm Police Department Sergeant Chris Davis told the Tacoma News Tribune.
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“He seemed in very high spirits,” Davis said.
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Davis → seem → spirits
“We’re happy he was doing well despite being out in everything for six days.”
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Davis said Goodwin was dehydrated but had no signs of any major injuries.
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Goodwin → say → injuries
It’s still unclear how he got lost or what he did in the days he was missing.
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“He was kind of out of it, so didn’t talk too much about how he got back to where he was,” Davis said.
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Davis → talk → it
“My assumption is he was just walking.”
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he → walk → ?
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