Gettysburg’s 150th Anniversary Commemoration Features more than 200 events, tours, programs and exhibits.
Here is a snapshot of some of the activities happening today, July 5:
- National Civil War Battle Reenactment:
The Redding Farm
1085 Table Rock Road, Gettysburg
Over the next three days, soldier and civilian re-enactors will recreate the 1860s through battles, encampments and demonstrations. Visitors can get an up-close look at the lives that infantry, cavalry and artillery soldiers led during the civil war.
For a full list of all programs along with event details, visit www.gettysburgreenactment.com
Friday, July 5:
| 8:30 a.m. – | Gates Open & Your Adventure Begins |
| 9:00 a.m. – | Matthew Brady tell the story of ,”Civil War Photography”. (Activities Tent 1) |
| 9:30 a.m. – | Civil War Medicine at Gettysburg. (Activities Tent 2) |
| 10:00 a.m. – | A Confederate soldier tells his story of his Civil War adventure. (Activities Tent 1) |
| 10:30 a.m. – | US Generals talk about the “Good Ground”. (Activities Tent 2) |
| 11:00 a.m. – | Abraham Lincoln, (Jim Getty) will deliver the Gettysburg Address before the battle.Battle: “Springing The Trap” Cavalry Battle at Hunterstown |
| Live Mortar Fire Demonstration. Watch as the balls fly through the air to their target with an explosive ending. (Field Demonstration) | |
| 12:30 p.m. – | Actor & Historian Patrick Falci talks about his time on the set of “Gettysburg”. (Activities Tent 1) |
| 1:00 p.m. – | Award winning Author Jeff Shaara presentation (Tent 2) followed by book signing in Authors & Artists tent. |
| 1:30 p.m. – | Spies and the Pinkerton Agency talk about their Civil War successes. (Activities Tent 1) |
| 2:00 p.m. – | General Longstreet expresses his thoughts on the third day. (Activities Tent 2) |
| 2:30 p.m. – | Review the civil War Fashions of the 1860′s with Carolann Schmitt. (Activities Tent 1) |
| 3:00 p.m. – | Attend a Civil War wedding and renew your personal vows. (Activities Tent 2) |
| 3:30 p.m. – | Ghostly Encounters of Gettysburg with Johlene “Spooky” Riley and “Captain” Chris Taylor (Activities Tent 1) |
| 4:00 p.m. – | General Hancock makes his plans for the battle. (Activities Tent 2) |
| 4:30 p.m. – | The United States Christian Commission tells of their struggles to help the soldier.(Activities Tent 1) |
| 5:00 p.m. – | How to become a Civil War Reenactor by American Living History Education Society (ALHES).(Activities Tent 2) |
| 6:00 p.m. – | Battle: “A Bloody Harvest” Ferocious Fighting in the Wheatfield |