A Supplement to the Gettysburg Convention & Visitors Bureau’s 2011 Media Kit (Includes reference materials, maps and event listings for the 150th Anniversary) Media Kit 2011 Marking the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War 2011-2015

First Shots Fired Surrender at at Fort Sumter, S.C. The Battle Appomatox, Va. (April 1861) of Gettysburg (April 1865) (July 1863)

The changed everything. The few hundred residents of Gettysburg were After a long string of victories by the Confederacy left with 22,000 dead and wounded soldiers, in the south, the war moved north as troops sought 5,000 dead horses and a town ravaged by war. supplies and looked to secure certain victory with the occupation of cities in Union territory. Hope came five months later in the form of a tall, lanky president, invited to say only “a few For three long, hot days in July 1863, this small appropriate remarks” at the dedication of the town was the scene of hard-fought cemetery used to bury Union dead. battles, esteemed bravery and the bloodshed of more than 50,000 men. ’s short - but monumental - speech changed the course of the nation and After the three days of battle came to an end with reminded Americans what their forefathers the famous Pickett’s Charge in the fields south of envisioned “four score and seven years” before. Gettysburg, both sides retreated with thousands of dead and wounded, leaving a town crippled for We invite you to help us mark this important months, if not years. national commemoration over the next four years. 150th Anniversary Events for 2011

January 29 July 1-3 u Annual Innkeepers Civil War Ball u148th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg uGettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment February 13 uA Sacred Trust - Gettysburg Perspectives uSoldiers’ Chorus - Music, Gettysburg! Lecture Series at the Gettysburg Visitor Center Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary July 2 April - ‘Invasion of Pennsylvania” uConfederates Take the Shriver House April 9-10 Greencastle, Pa. Re-enactment April 16-17 Chambersburg, Pa. April 23-24 Fairfield, Pa. July 2-3 April 29-30 Gettysburg, Pa. uVoices of Confederacy Living History Camp *Detailed information about the events during the Invasion of Pennsylvania can be found in July 16-17 enclosed press release. uGettysburg 19th Century Base Ball Festival

April 29-30 August 6 uGettysburg’s 150th Anniversary uVoices of Confederacy Living History Camp Commemoration Kickoff Weekend November 19 April 30 u148th Anniversary of the uVoices of Confederacy Living History Camp uUnited States Colored Troops Graveside Salute at General Lee’s Headquarters Museum uRemembrance Day Parade and Illumination

May 1 Saturdays in December uGettysburg North-South Marathon uCandlelight Christmas Tours at the Shriver House Museum May 28 uVoices of Confederacy Living History Camp December 1-31 uAn 1860s Holiday at the David Wills House May 30 uAnnual Memorial Day Parade, Ceremony Note: April through October, Living History Encampments are held at Gettysburg National June 25-26 Military Park and the American Civil War Wax Museum. In addition, National Park Service Ranger uAnnual Civil War Collectors Show Walks are held on the battlefield from April through November. For a schedule, visit www.nps.gov/gett or visit www.gettysburg.travel. Future 150th Anniversary Events

2012 2014 July 1-3 July 1-3 u149th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg u151st Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg

July 6-8 November 15 uGettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment uRemembrance Day Parade and Illumination

November 17 November 19 uRemembrance Day Parade and Illumination u151st Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address uU.S. Colored Troops Graveside Salute November 19 u149th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address uU.S. Colored Troops Graveside Salute

2013 2015 July 1-3 July 1-3 u150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg u152nd Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg

July 4-7 November 19 uGettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment u152nd Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address uU.S. Colored Troops Graveside Salute November 16 November 21 uRemembrance Day Parade and Illumination uRemembrance Day Parade and Illumination November 19 u150th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Address uU.S. Colored Troops Graveside Salute

Note: Events for the 150th Anniversary Commemoration will be added throughout the year. For an up-to-date list of events, visit www.gettysburg.travel/visitor/event.asp. The Civil War Experience in Gettysburg

uGettysburg Self-Guided Driving Tour uSegway Tours of Gettysburg by TravelBrains 380 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg (717) 253-7987 or www.segtours.com (888) 458-6475 or www.travelbrains.com Theater/Performances uGuided Historic Walking Tours 1 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg uBattlecry! The Musical (717) 339-6161 (203) 253-1825 or www.battlecrymusical.com www.gettysburgpa.org/guidedtour.htm uCandlelight at Christ Church - uHistoric Battlefield Bus Tours Songs & Stories of a Civil War Hospital 55 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg 30 Chambersburg Street, Gettysburg (717) 334-8000 or (717) 334-5212 or www.candlelightatchrist.org www.historictourcompany.com uFields of Freedom at Gateway Theater uHistoric Church Tours 101 Presidential Circle, Gettysburg Gettysburg Presbyterian Church (717) 339-0500 or www.gatewaygettysburg.com 208 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg (717) 334-9013 uLincoln’s Lost Treasure www.historicchurchwalkingtours.org (800) 838-3006 or www.lincolnslosttreasure.com uHistoric Gettysburg Walking Tour uPlaces Through Time Living History, Inc. 8 Lincoln Square, David Wills House, Gettysburg (717) 432-1487 (800) 337-5015 or www.gettysburg.travel www.placesthroughtimelivinghistory.com uNational Riding Stables (Horseback Tours) 610 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg Historic Dining (717) 334-1288 or www.artilleryridge.com uAltland House Restaurant uNew Oxford Historic Walking Tour Center Square, Abbottstown 35 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg Train Station (717) 259-9535 or www.altlandhouse.com (800) 337-5015 or www.gettysburg.travel uCarriage House Inn uPennsylvania Civil War Trails 200 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, Md. (800) VISIT PA or www.civilwartrails.com (301) 447-2366 or www.carriagehouseinn.info uScenic Valley Tour uThe Cashtown Inn 35 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg Train Station 1325 Old Route 30, Cashtown, Pa. (800) 337-5015 or www.gettysburg.travel (717) 334-9722 or www.cashtowninn.com The Civil War Experience in Gettysburg

Museums/Historical Sites uLincoln Train Museum 425 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg uAdams County Historical Society (717) 334-5678 111 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com (717) 334-4723 or www.achs-pa.org uNational Civil War Museum uAmerican Civil War Wax Museum 1 Lincoln Circle, Harrisburg 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg (717) 260-1861 (717) 334-6245 or www.gettysburgmuseum.com www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org uDavid Wills House uShriver House Museum 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg 309 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg (866) 486-5735 or www.davidwillshouse.org (717) 337-2800 or www.shriverhouse.org uGeneral Lee’s Headquarters Museum Tours 401 Buford Avenue, Gettysburg (717) 334-3141 or www.civilwarheadquarters.com uAmerican Stories Historic Walking Tours & Programs uGettysburg Diorama By Appointment 241 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg (717) 624-8154 or [email protected] (717) 334-6408 or www.gettysburgdiorama.com uAssociation of Licensed Battlefield Guides uGettysburg National Military Park 241 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center (717) 337-1709 or 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg www.gettysburgtourguides.com (877) 874-2478 or www.gettysburgfoundation.org uCCInc Auto Tape Tours uGettysburg National Military Park 297 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg (717) 334-6245 or www.autotapetours.com (717) 334-1124 or www.nps.gov/gett uCivil War Trails- Gettysburg Campaign uHistoric Gettysburg Train Station Gettysburg CVB Information Desk 35 Carlisle Street, Gettysburg 1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg (800) 337-5015 (800) 337-5015 or www.civilwartraveler.com uJennie Wade House Museum uGettysburg Battlefield Bus Tours 548 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg 778 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg (717) 334-4100 (877) 680-8687 www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com The Civil War Experience in Gettysburg

uDobbin House Tavern uThe Brafferton Inn 89 Steinwehr Avenue, Gettysburg 44 York Street, Gettysburg (717) 334-2100 or www.dobbinhouse.com (866) 337-3423 or www.brafferton.com uThe Fairfield Inn uBrickhouse Inn 15 W. Main Street, Fairfield, Pa. 452 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg (717) 642-5410 or www.thefairfieldinn.com (717) 338-9337 or www.brickhouseinn.com uFarnsworth House Inn Restaurant uThe Cashtown Inn 401 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg 1325 Old Route 30, Cashtown, Pa. (717) 334-8838 or (717) 334-9722 or www.cashtowninn.com www.farnsworthhouseinn.com uThe Fairfield Inn uInn at Herr Ridge 15 W. Main Street, Fairfield, Pa. 900 Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg (717) 642-5410 or www.thefairfieldinn.com (717) 334-4332 or www.herrtavern.com uFarnsworth House Inn Historic Lodging 401 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg (717) 334-8838 or www.farnsworthhouseinn.com uAltland House Center Square, Abbottstown uInn at Herr Ridge (717) 259-9535 or www.altlandhouse.com 900 Chambersburg Road, Gettysburg (717) 334-4332 or www.herrtavern.com uBaladerry Inn 40 Hospital Road, Gettysburg uInn at Lincoln Square (800) 220-0025 or www.baladerryinn.com 12 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg (717) 334-1427 or www.innatlincolnsquare.com uBarker House Bed and Breakfast 10 Lincoln Way West, New Oxford uLightner Farmhouse Bed & Breakfast (888) 546-1520 or www.barkerhouse.com 2350 Baltimore Pike, gettysburg (717) 337-9508 or www.ligthnerfarmhouse.com uBattlefield Bed and Breakfast 2264 Emmitsburg Road, Gettysburg uMary-Penn Bed & Breakfast (717) 334-8804 or 716 Mason Dixon Road, Gettysburg www.gettysburgbattlefield.com (717) 334-5055 or www.mary-pennbb.com uBeechmont Inn uNewhart’s Iron Horse Inn 315 Broadway, Hanover 720 Plunkert Road, Littlestown (800) 553-7009 or www.thebeechmont.com (717) 359-8950 or www.agmap.psu.edu/businesses/3234 Th e Ba tt l e o f Ge tt y s b u r g

In July 1863, the turning point of the American Civil War occurred at the Battle of Gettysburg. Here, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of 75,000 men and Gen. George G. Meade’s Union Army of 97,000 men, met by chance when a Confederate brigade sent there for supplies observed a forward column of Meade’s cavalry. Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks above the rest. Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, it remains the greatest battle of the four-year American Civil War. Here at Gettysburg on July 1, 2 and 3rd, 1863, more men actually fought and more men died than in any other battle before or since on North American soil.

Day One - July 1, 1863 The great Battle of Gettysburg began with Confederate troops attacking Union troops on McPherson Ridge, west of town. Outnumbered, the Union forces managed to hold until the afternoon when they were overpowered and driven back through town. In the confusion, thousands of Union soldiers were captured before they could rally on , south of town. Long into the night, Union troops labored over their defenses while the bulk of Meade’s army arrived and took position.

Day Two - July 2, 1863 The battle lines were drawn up in two sweeping arcs. The main portions of both armies were nearly a mile apart on two parallel ridges - Union forces on Cemetery Ridge facing Confederate troops on Seminary Ridge to the west. Lee ordered an attack against both Union f lanks. Gen. ’s thrust on the Union left broke through D.E. Sickle’s advance lines at the Peach Orchard, left of the Wheatfield strewn with dead and wounded, and turned the base of Little Round Top into shambles. R.S. Ewell’s attack proved futile against the entrenched Union right on East Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill.

Day Three - July 3, 1863 Lee’s artillery opened a bombardment that for a time engaged the massed guns on both sides in a thundering duel for supremacy, but did little to soften up the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. The climax of the Battle of Gettysburg came when Major Gen. George E. Pickett, in a desperate attempt to recapture the partial success of the preceding day, spearheaded a massed infantry of 12,000 Confederate troops across the open field toward the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. Racked by artillery and rif le fire, Pickett’s men reached, but failed to break the Union line, and the magnificent effort ended in disaster. In 50 minutes, 6,800 in the assault had become casualties, and the attack - forever known as Pickett’s Charge - was now history. GThe Aftermath With the failure of Pickett’s Charge, the battle was over - the Union was saved. There were 51,000 casualties - dead, wounded and missing - making Gettysburg the bloodiest battle in American history. Over 152,000 men and 550 cannons were position in an area encompassing 25 square miles. When the battle ended, 5,000 dead horses and other wreckage of war presented a scene of terrible devastation. The American Civil War raged on for almost two more years, but the Confederacy never recovered from the losses of Gettysburg. Mo r e o n t h e Ci v i l Wa r Th e Am e r i c a n Ci v i l Wa r 1861-1865

December 1860 June 28, 1863 South Carolina secedes from the Union. Lincoln appoints General George G. Meade Followed within two months by Mississippi, commander of the Army of the Potomac. Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas. July 1-3, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg February 1861 The Confederate States of America is formed July 4, 1863 Battle of Vicksburg with Jefferson Davis as president. Sept.19-20, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga March 1861 Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th president November 19, 1863 of the United States. President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers’ April 12, 1861 National Cemetery. Confederates open fire upon Fort Sumter, S.C. November 23-25, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga April 17, 1861 Virginia secedes from the Union, followed June 3, 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor within five weeks by Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. November 8, 1864 President Lincoln is re-elected president. July 21, 1861 Battle of Bull Run January 31, 1865 April 6-7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh U.S. Congress approves 13th Amendment to the Constitution to abolish slavery. The June 1, 1862 amendment must be ratified by the states. General Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Confederate army. March 25, 1865 Offensive at Petersburg, Va.

June 25, 1862 The Seven Days Battle April 9, 1865 Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appomattox Aug. 29-30, 1862 2nd Battle of Bull Run Courthouse in Virginia.

September 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam April 10, 1865 Celebrations break out in Washington. Dec. 13, 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg April 14, 1865 January 1, 1863 The United States f lag is ceremoniously raised President AbrahamG Lincoln issues Emancipation over Fort Sumter. Later that night, Lincoln is Proclamation, freeing all slaves in territories shot at Ford’s Theater in Washington. held by Confederates. April 15, 1865 January 29, 1863 Lincoln dies. General Ulysses S. Grant is placed in command of the Army of the West. December 6, 1865 Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Consistution May 1-4, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville is ratified. Slavery is abolished. The Gettysburg Campaign - June 1863

Maps Courtesy of Civil War Trust

Map of Little Round Top - July 2, 1863 Map of Pickett’s Charge - July 3, 1863

Map of Peach Orchard - July 2, 1863

Maps Courtesy of Civil War Trust