• Gettysburg National Military Park

    Gettysburg

    National Military Park Pennsylvania

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Events Upcoming for May

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  • Living History Weekend at Gettysburg

    Saturday, May 25, 2013

    A weekend of living history at Gettysburg with the United States Regulars, 10th Virginia Infantry, and Battery D, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery. More

  • Living History Weekend at Gettysburg

    Sunday, May 26, 2013

    A weekend of living history at Gettysburg with the United States Regulars, 10th Virginia Infantry, and Battery D, 1st Pennsylvania Light Artillery. More

  • Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony

    Monday, May 27, 2013

    The 146th annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremony will feature Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett. More

 

The calendar of events is updated as announcements occur and confirmations are made. Dates, locations and times are subject to change. The current schedule of Ranger programs is available on our Ranger Programs at Gettysburg page. For further information on park events, contact Gettysburg National Military Park at (717) 334-1124, ext. 8023. For information on the Eisenhower National Historic Site call (717) 338-9114 or visit our web site at www.nps.gov/eise. The Gettysburg Foundation sponsors special events and programs throughout the year and have a complete schedule of events posted on their website at www.gettysburgfoundation.org. For additional information on area attractions, hotels, motels, restaurants, campgrounds, the annual summer reenactment and more, visit the Gettysburg Convention and Visitors Bureau or call them at (717) 334-6274. For those wishing the complete calendar of events for both Gettysburg and Eisenhower National Historic Site, you can download a copy in pdf format here:

2013 Calendar of Events for Gettysburg NMP and Eisenhower NHS (pdf)
(updated April 15, 2013)

 
150th anniversary of Gettysburg

(NPS)

150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.

The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the Gettysburg Address will be observed in 2013. Gettysburg National Military Park, in partnership with the Gettysburg Foundation and Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College, will commemorate this great battle and the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg with special events beginning in March 2013 and runnning through November 2013. To see the numerous events scheduled for this special year at Gettysburg, download a copy of the 150th Anniversary Calendar of Events (pdf). To find out more about this special anniversary and to plan your visit, go to the 150th Anniversary of Gettysburg page.

 
Bombardment of Fort Sumter

THE CIVIL WAR: 150 YEARS
The official web site for the National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration. Check here for news and events going on in your national parks to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War.

Did You Know?

Abraham Lincoln (Library of Congress)

Asked to provide "a few appropriate remarks", President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is recognized today as one of the greatest speeches of his presidency.