Gettysburg Living History

• What did soldiers do to pass the time between battle campaigns?
• How heavy was the clothing and supplies they carried?
• How did you load a percussion cap musket?
• How did the conflict impact civilian life?

Find out these answers and more when you visit our Living History Encampments!

Most weekends*, April through November, the American Civil War Museum hosts complimentary Living History Encampments. Visitors are welcomed to actively learn by strolling through the camp, viewing drills and demonstrations, and engaging in conversation with historians.

*Featured participants & programs will vary and represent different aspects of life. Programming is dictated by the contracted living history unit.

Upcoming Living History Events

Gilmore's Rangers
Saturday, September 11, 2010 to Sunday, September 12, 2010

55th VIRGINIA INF.
Saturday, September 18, 2010 to Sunday, September 19, 2010

149th PVI
Saturday, September 25, 2010 to Sunday, September 26, 2010

16th PA
Saturday, October 16, 2010 to Sunday, October 17, 2010

55th VIRGINIA INF.
Saturday, October 30, 2010 to Sunday, October 31, 2010

CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Saturday, November 20, 2010 to Sunday, November 21, 2010