You can also attend additional Gettysburg tours:
Civil War authority Ed Bearss leads this tour tracing the third day of the Civil War’s pivotal battle, offering a detailed look at the people and places that defined Gettysburg’s history.
Day Three—July 3, 1863
This tour focuses on Culp’s Hill, where the Union dislodged the Confederates, and Seminary Ridge, where Lee watched the attack by Maj. Gen. George Pickett and Brig. Gen. James Pettigrew. On foot, participants trace Pickett’s line of attack on Cemetery Ridge, a battle in which more than twothirds of the 12,500 Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, or captured. After lunch at the Cashtown Inn, participants visit the National Cemetery, where Lincoln made his immortal address. The tour concludes at Big Round Top, site of Gen. Elon John Farnsworth’s tragic charge.
8 a.m. to 7 p.m., by bus the Holiday Inn Capitol 550 C Street, S.W., with a pickup stop at the I-270 Exit 26 Urbana carpool parking lot at about 8:55 a.m.
Dress appropriately for battlefield walks.
Smithsonian Connections
Learn more about one of the bloodiest engagements in the Civil War as author Jeff Shaara covers The Battle of Shiloh.
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Lincoln and Grant: the Civil War's Winning Team
Tues., Sept. 18 at 6:45 PM
Explore the relationship and shared personal traits
that led to the successful partnership of these two
"Westerners" in national policies and Civil War military
strategy, operations, tactics, and personnel decisions.
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