LancasterHistory.org will host a FREE event, open to the public, on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25.
Civil War re-enactors from across the region will set up camp, relive, and remember the Burning of the Wrightsville Bridge and the ensuing Battle of Gettysburg. More than a dozen military and civilian tents will dot the landscape as soldiers and civilians display the equipment and accoutrements of a Federal Union Camp.
There will be music, food, and plenty of educational displays.
On Saturday evening at 6:30pm, visitors can experience the camps at dusk as you wind through the grounds lit by luminaries and listen to the voices from the past capture life in the camps through story and song. Good walking shoes recommended.
Living History Encampment Hours:
- September 24, 2016 from 10am-8pm | Torchlight Tours begin at 6:30pm
- September 25, 2016 from 10am-4pm
This is a free event and open to the public. You can find directions here and more information on their facebook event page.
Then for a small fee, you can step inside President James Buchanan’s Wheatland and relive 1863 through a special living history performance.
Did you know you can sign up for FREE passes for the Wheatland home through your local library?
