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The Battle of Gettysburg 148th Reenactment/Schedule of Events*

Friday, July 1:
8:30 a.m. – Gates open
9:00 a.m. – Matthew Brady/Civil War Photography (Tent 2)
9:30 a.m. – Southern Soldiers Experiences (Tent 1)
10:00 a.m. – Meet General Longstreet & his corps (Tent 1)
10:30 a.m. – Civil War Spies (Tent 2)
11:00 a.m. – Meet General Robert E. Lee (Tent 1)
11:30 a.m. – Civil War Music by the 46th Pennsylvania Brass Band (Tent 2)
12:00 p.m. – Confederate High Command Staff (Tent 1)
12:30 p.m. – Meet actor and historian Patrick Falci as A.P. Hill (Tent 2)
1:00 p.m. – Live Mortar Fire Demonstration (Field)
2:00 p.m. – Meet the Union Generals (Tent 1)
2:30 p.m. – Civil War Nursing (Tent 2)
3:00 p.m. – Civil War Wedding (Tent 1)
3:30 p.m. – Meet General George Meade (Tent 2)
4:00 p.m. – Ghostly Tales by Gettysburg Ghost Tours (Tent 1)
4:30 p.m. – Civil War Music by the 2nd South Carolina String Band (Tent 2)
6:00 p.m. -- Battle: Overwhelming Odds/The Fight at Barlow’s Knoll (Field)

Saturday, July 2:
8:30 a.m. – Gates open
9:00 a.m. – General Longstreet on Gettysburg (Tent 1)
9:30 a.m. – Meet the Union Generals at Gettysburg (Tent 2)
10:00 a.m. – Southern Women during the Civil War (Tent 1)
11:00 a.m. – Cavalry Battle/Independence Day Artillery Commemoration (Field)
12:30 p.m. – General Robert E. Lee on Gettysburg (Tent 2)
1:00 p.m. – Meet actor and historian Patrick Falci as A.P. Hill (Tent 1)
1:30 p.m. – The Pinkerton Agency during the Civil War (Tent 2)
2:00 p.m. – Confederate Field Commanders on Gettysburg (Tent 1)
2:30 p.m. – Matthew Brady/Civil War Photography (Tent 2)
3:00 p.m. – Civil War Wedding (Tent 1)
3:30 p.m. – Ghostly Tales by Gettysburg Ghost Tours (Tent 2)
4:00 p.m. – Ladies Fashion Show (Tent 1)
5:00 p.m. – Battle: The Raging Attack/Battle at the Sherfy House (Field)
6:00 p.m. – Civil War Revival Service (Tent 1)
8:00 p.m. – Reenactors’ Camp Dance with the 2nd South Carolina String Band (Tent 1)

Sunday, July 3:
8:30 a.m. – Gates open
9:00 a.m. – Period Worship Service/Non-Denominational (Tent 1)
Catholic Worship Service (Tent 2)
10:00 a.m. – Discussion with the Union Generals at Gettysburg (Tent 1)
10:30 a.m. – Civil War Medicine (Tent 2)
11:00 a.m. – Battle: The Confederate Surprise/Cavalry Battle at Fairfield (Field)
12:00 p.m. – Meet actor and historian Patrick Falci as A.P. Hill (Tent 1)
12:30 p.m. – Confederate Generals Debate their Strategy for Battle (Tent 2)
1:00 p.m. – The Life of a South Carolina Infantryman/Brendon Booth (Tent 1)
1:30 p.m. – Civil War Music by the 46th Pennsylvania Brass Band (Tent 2)
2:00 p.m. – General Meade Discusses the Third Day at Gettysburg (Tent 1)
3:00 p.m. – Battle: Pickett’s Charge (Field)
4:00 p.m. – Ghostly Tales by Gettysburg Ghost Tours (Tent 1)

*Events are subject to change. All battle reenactments narrated by licensed battlefield guides. All reenactment activities will be held at the site on Pumping Station Road.