12 • GCWRT Field Trip: Second Manassas

The Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Spring Field Trip will be to the battlefield of Second Manassas with Licensed Battlefield Guide, Don Walters, leading the way.  We will board a Wolf's bus promptly at 7:00 AM at the Gettysburg Wal-Mart parking lot.  Lunch will be a choice of an Italian or Turkey hoagie.  Water, soda and snacks will be available on the bus.  Cost is $75.00 per person. Click for Sign Up Sheet.

18 • North-South Skirmish Association 125th National Competition near Winchester. Uniformed competitors in 200 units. Live-fire musket, carbine, revolver, mortar & cannon matches plus special sesquicentennial events. Free, food, sutlers. For information, n-ssa.org.

19 • John Scott Adams Seminar Series 1862: All Hell Breaks Loose lecture & field program conducted by guide Joe Mieczkowski at Gettysburg National Military Park. Sponsored by Gettysburg Foundation. For information, registration, 717-339-2161, dwarthen@gettysburgfoundation.org; gettysburgfoundation.org.  

The National Civil War Museum Living History.
19-20 • Company E, 30th PA Infantry (1st PA Reserves). Visitors are encouraged to visit the camps and ask living historians questions about their attire, food rations and daily life. Most infantry groups perform loading and firing demonstrations each day. Saturday demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm and Sunday demonstrations are at 1p.m. & 3p.m.

26 • Stonewall Stopped: Jackson’s 1862 Valley Campaign at Lower Town, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, 10-4. Living history, ranger-led programs, activities. For information, nps.gov/hafe.

June

The National Civil War Museum Living History.
2-3 • 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Bucktails
16-17 • 42nd Mississippi Infantry, Company F – also Community Free Day on 6/17
23-24 • 27th New Jersey
30 - July 1 • 21st Mississippi, Company D, Jefferson Davis Guard
Visitors are encouraged to visit the camps and ask living historians questions about their attire, food rations and daily life. Most infantry groups perform loading and firing demonstrations each day. Saturday demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm and Sunday demonstrations are at 1p.m. & 3p.m.

2 • Bank’s Fort and the Valley Campaign program at the intersection of North Street and Bank’s Fort Road, Strasburg, 11 a.m. About the earthwork fortification and its role in Valley Campaign. Free. Presented by Strasburg Heritage Association & Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. For information, 540-740-4545, theder@svbf.org; ShenandoahAtWar.org.

2 • Civil War Reunion at Pennypacker Mills, Schwenksville. Friday school day, battles, artillery & civilian demonstrations, speakers, music. Tours of mansion, home of Civil War veteran & Governor Samuel Pennypacker. Black powder allowance. Friday participants no fee, $2 before May 1, $10 after. Free admission. For information, registration, 610-287-9349; civilwarreunion.org.

5-12-19-26 • Evening Walks Through History Series - 2012. Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, Inc.

Each Tuesday evening, Guides will lead an evening walk dedicated to a specific topic. For more information, go to gettysburgtourguides.org/HistoryWalks.html

9 • The Medicine of Andersonville Prison talk by Joseph Berman, M.D. at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, Frederick, 2-3. Free with admission. For information, 301-695-1864 Ext. 14, Education@CivilWarMed.org; CivilWarMed.org.

9 • Civil War Ball at the Village Hall, Fairfield, 8-11. Music by Smash the Windows, Briant & Karin Bohleke dance instructors. $15, reservations required. For information, civilwardance@earthlink.net.

22-24 • Corset class at Genteel Arts, Gettysburg. For information, 717-337-0283; genteelarts.com.

22-24 • 11th Annual March to Destiny in downtown historic Shippensburg. Events portray late 1863 Confederate occupation. Living history, street skirmish, battle, firing drills, memorial service, community breakfast, music, Civil War ball, children’s activities, speakers, artists, parade, church service, wagon rides. Bounty for horses & artillery. For information, Tammy Butler, 717- 940-4986; sutlers: marylandsutler@pa.net; registration: marchtodestiny.org.

22-24 • 3rd Annual Early American Banjo Conference at Pry House Field Hospital & General McClellan’s Headquarters, Antietam Battlefield. Lectures, workshop, construction. $40 limited to 40. Public concert Saturday 5 p.m. Admission $5 over age 14, $3 under. Concert proceeds benefit National Museum of Civil War Medicine. For information, 301-416-2395; civilwarmed.org.

22-26 • Civil War Institute Summer Conference. Gettysburg College. For more information, visit www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/events/

23-24 • 149th Anniversary Battle of Westminster & 9th Annual Corbit’s Charge Commemorative Weekend at Multi-Service Center grounds, Westminster. Saturday 10-8, Sunday 10-4. Military, medical & civilian demonstrations, authors, displays, Saturday parade, baseball. Wreath layings at battle monument and grave. Sunday church service. Free. For information, Stan Ruchlewicz.

26-29 •With Hood’s Texas Brigade in Virginia Earning their Reputation, 1861-1862: Sesquicentennial Tour

Join Ed Bearss, Susannah Ural and other Noted Historians for 3+ days in the Footsteps of the Brave! Sponsored by the Hood's Texas Brigade Association, Re-Activated (HTBAR), a Texas nonprofit corporation Membership in HTBAR not required.

The 3+ days, including 3 lunches and 3 dinners, is only $595. A block of rooms at Country Inns & Suites at Ashland, VA has been set aside for tour participants at $89.99 per standard room per night. Reservations: +1 (800) 830-5222 US/Canada Toll-free. Telephone: +1 (804) 798-7378.

Deposit Deadline: $100 due May 1st, 2012
Final Payment Deadline: due May 15, 2012

For more information or a detailed itinerary and registration packet, visit www.hoodstexasbrigade.org.

You may also contact:  Ann Oppenheimer at oppenheimer.ann@gmail.com. Or call her at Cell 210-857-6420 • Home Phone 210-545-6420. Alternate telephone: Martha Hartzog 512/431-2682. 

29 - July 1 • 38th Annual Gettysburg Civil War Collectors’ Show, Allstar Complex at Eisenhower Inn, Gettysburg. Friday VIP passes $100, 12-7 p.m. Saturday 10-5 & Sunday 9-2, $7 age 12 and older. Sponsored by Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Assn. For information, Bill or Brendan Synnamon, 717-334-2350, bill@uniondb.com, City of Westminster, 410-876-6322; Ron Kuehne, Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table, 410-876-8249, ronk@pccwrt.org; pccwrt.org/Corbit’sCharge.

29-July1 • Sacred Trust Lecture Series and Book Signing Event with authors, historians, rangers and others on battle of Gettysburg. Free. Sponsored by Gettysburg Foundation. For information, (717) 339-2109, csmall@gettysburgfoundation.org; river-glen.com.

July

3-10-17-24-31 • Evening Walks Through History Series - 2012. Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, Inc.

Each Tuesday evening, Guides will lead an evening walk dedicated to a specific topic. For more information, go to gettysburgtourguides.org/HistoryWalks.html

7-8 • 148th PA Regiment Field Hospital & Venture Crew.
The National Civil War Museum Living History. Visitors are encouraged to visit the camps and ask living historians questions about their attire, food rations and daily life. Most infantry groups perform loading and firing demonstrations each day. Saturday demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm and Sunday demonstrations are at 1p.m. & 3p.m.

August

The National Civil War Museum Living History.
4-5 • Federal Generals Corps
11-12 • 18th Virginia Infantry & Dismounted Cavalry
18-19 • 31st Virginia, Company C
25-26 • 42nd Mississippi Infantry, Company I
Visitors are encouraged to visit the camps and ask living historians questions about their attire, food rations and daily life. Most infantry groups perform loading and firing demonstrations each day. Saturday demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm and Sunday demonstrations are at 1p.m. & 3p.m.

7-14-21-28 • Evening Walks Through History Series - 2012. Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, Inc.

Each Tuesday evening, Guides will lead an evening walk dedicated to a specific topic. For more information, go to gettysburgtourguides.org/HistoryWalks.html

1-2 • 42nd Mississippi Infantry, Company F
The National Civil War Museum Living History. Visitors are encouraged to visit the camps and ask living historians questions about their attire, food rations and daily life. Most infantry groups perform loading and firing demonstrations each day. Saturday demonstrations are at 11am, 1pm & 3pm and Sunday demonstrations are at 1p.m. & 3p.m.

4 • Evening Walks Through History Series - 2012. Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides, Inc.

Each Tuesday evening, Guides will lead an evening walk dedicated to a specific topic. For more information, go to gettysburgtourguides.org/HistoryWalks.html

20-24 • PA Civil War Road Show, tentative. Gettysburg College. For more information, visit www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/events/

21 • An Evening with Dr. James McPherson and Dr. Allen Guelzo on the Emancipation Proclamation. Gettysburg College. For more information, visit www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/events/

19 • Dedication Day Ceremonies
10:30 a.m. Wreath Laying Ceremony
10:45 a.m. Dedication Day Ceremony
7:00 p.m. Fortenbaugh Lecture - Steven Hahn, University of Pennsylvania

Gettysburg College. For more information, visit www.gettysburg.edu/cwi/events/

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June 28, 2012
Bob Alcorn
Union Intellegence Operations
During the Gettysburg Campaign

July 26, 2012
Chris Army
Action at the Harman Farm

August 23, 2012
Steve Slaughter
Wheatfield

Sept. 27, 2012
Dan Toomey
Railroads in the Civil War

Oct. 25, 2012
John Hoptak
South Mountain/Antietam

Nov. 15, 2012
Maggie Abbott
Woman's Progam

Dec. 6, 2012
Camptown Shakers
Christmas Banquet

EVENT INFORMATION

GCWRT Field Trip: Second Manassas

Saturday, May 12, 2012
7 AM

The Gettysburg Civil War Round Table Spring Field Trip will be to the battlefield of Second Manassas with Licensed Battlefield Guide, Don Walters, leading the way.  We will board a Wolf's bus promptly at 7:00 AM at the Gettysburg Wal-Mart parking lot.  Lunch will be a choice of an Italian or Turkey hoagie.  Water, soda and snacks will be available on the bus.  Cost is $75.00 per person.  Be prepared for a busy day, rain or shine, with lots of walking on the field.

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