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"BATTLEFIELD FOOTSTEP PROGRAMS"
Students get to walk in the path of these regiments to learn about courage, determination, leadership and teamwork! (Teachers, choose one program per visit.)
Courage & The 9th Massachusetts Battery
“Retreat by prolonge, firing!” is the order as your unit is sacrificed to buy time for the infantry to plug the gaps along Cemetery Ridge. Follow in the path and harried activity of this courageous artillery unit.
GRADES: 4 to 12
CLASS SIZE: 50 max./15 min.
LENGTH: 1 1/2 hours
Determination & The 15th Alabama Infantry
Climb Big Round Top and attack Little Round Top after a forced march, and without any water! This program illustrates the strength, stamina and determination of these Confederate infantrymen.
GRADES: 4 to 12
CLASS SIZE: 50 max./15 min.
LENGTH: 1 1/2 hours
Leadership & The 6th Wisconsin Infantry
“Align on the Colors” with Lt. Colonel Rufus Dawes, on July 1st, 1863 as you rush toward an unfinished railroad cut filled with firing Confederate soldiers. Will the cut continue to serve as their cover, or will it become their trap? Leadership will determine the day.
GRADES: 4 to 12
CLASS SIZE: 50 max./15 min.
LENGTH: 1 1/2 hours
Teamwork & Pickett's Division, July 3rd
Walk in formation across the field of "Pickett's Charge", approximately one mile, role-playing individual soldiers. Group unity and participation are stressed. The program makes use of firsthand accounts of the action and actual field obstacles to bring the event to life.
GRADES: 4 to 12
CLASS SIZE: 50 max./ 15 min.
LENGTH: 2 hours
*PREPARING YOUR CLASS WITH PRE-VISIT ACTIVITIES IS A REQUIREMENT FOR SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS!*
Fall 2009 Student Program Reservation Request Form (pdf)
Spring 2010 Student Program Reservation Request Form (pdf)
Before you submit your request for spring 2010, make certain to check the list of dates still available, posted here:
AVAILABLE DATES FOR SPRING 2010 (pdf)
(updated November 23, 2009)