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Sunday Afternoon Battlefield Programs

Series – 2026

During our COVID19 shut-down / slow-down in 2020 the ALBG commenced a series of battlefield programs on Sunday afternoons inspired by the success of the popular Tuesday evening summer walks. On these beautiful fall afternoons a Licensed Battlefield Guide will lead a program focusing on a specific battle-related topic. These are ideal for those who desire a more in-depth look at one aspect of the Battle of Gettysburg, or for those simply looking for something to do on a beautiful fall afternoon. Each session is offered for a fee of $35, payable to the Association of Licensed Battlefield Guides.

Note: Under the provisions of our Commercial Use Authorization permit with the Gettysburg National Military Park, we are required to have on file that you have read and agreed to the provisions detailed in the Acknowledgement of Risks form. Should you wish to register for any of the programs detailed below you will have to agree you have read and understood this form before you will be taken to the payment site.

Please car-pool whenever possible and make sure to obey all National Park regulations regarding parking in the National Park. At all times make sure your car is parked in a legal parking placing and does not present a road hazard by partially blockng tour roads. At no time should your vehicle be parked on the grass.

When: Sunday Afternoons throughout the Fall of 2026

Dates: Sundays from September 6th through October 25th.

Time: All programs will run from 2:00 PM until approximately 5:00 PM

Where: Detailed below. Parking is limited. Abide by park rules and consider car-pooling

Cost: $35 per session.

September 6, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“Never did troops advance[…]with more cheerfulness and spirit”

LBG Nancy Hale

Late in the day on July 2, Confederate troops had pushed through the Wheatfield and were headed toward Plum Run. Two fresh Union brigades, Col. William McCandless’ Pennsylvania Reserves from the Fifth Corps and Col. David Nevin’s brigade from the Sixth Corps, quickly advanced down the northern slope of Little Round Top, drove the Confederates back across the Wheatfield, and recovered Union cannon that Longstreet’s men had overrun. By dusk, these two Union brigades had repulsed the Confederate assault and helped bring the fighting to an end on this part of the field. We will explore the actions (some controversial) of these two brigades both on July 2 and July 3.

Meeting Place: Park along Ayres Ave, near the 148th PA Monument. Park on the right side of Ayres Ave. either on the gravel near the monument or farther north with all four tires on the pavement.

Tour Map: We will walk to the monument to the 13th PA Reserves inside the loop of Ayres Ave. then walk north, following Ayres Ave. If the ground is not too wet, we will visit the 6th PA Reserves Monument at the end of a narrow path north of the Wheatfield Road. We will head east to the John T. Weikert farm lane and follow Nevin’s line to the 98th PA Monument. We will visit the monument to General Samuel Wiley Crawford on Crawford Ave., then return to our vehicles either by backtracking on the roads or by car shuttle.

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September 13, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“Plowshares to Swords: The Forney Farm”

LBG Jasan Hileman

Join Licensed Battlefield Guide Jasan Hileman for a comprehensive look at the John Swope Forney farm within the Gettysburg National Military Park. Situated along the Mummasburg Road just north of town, the farm location becomes a collision point of contending armies on July 1. Like many of the ‘battlefield farms’, its history before and after the battle is largely forgotten. Join us for the story of the land, the family, the fight, and the years following.

Meeting Place: Eternal Light Peace Memorial. We’ll walk down Buford Avenue, Wadsworth, and then Doubleday, ending back where we began. Total distance is approximately 1.5 miles along the park avenues.

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September 20, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“Lane’s Brigade at Gettysburg”

LBG Janet McCabe

Though often overlooked by students of the battle, Brigadier General James Henry Lane’s brigade of North Carolinians was involved in the fighting on all three days. Dubbed “Lee’s Immortals” by one historian, this veteran brigade was involved in every major battle fought by the Army of Northern Virginia, both before and after Gettysburg, but Lane himself, despite being one of the longest-serving field officers in Lee’s army, was never promoted beyond the brigade level. We will look at the history of the brigade, discuss their movements on July 1, their engagement in heavy skirmishing action on the afternoon of July 2, their planned support of Rodes’ attack that evening, and finally their involvement in the famous Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble Assault on Day 3.

Meeting Place: YWCA parking lot, located at 1 Gettysburg Circle, Gettysburg, PA 17325 (between Seminary and Reynolds Avenues). There will be three stops: the YWCA parking lot, the MacMillan farm orchard on West Confederate Avenue (park on the right with all four wheels on the pavement), and the Bryan farm lane (park in designated parking spaces along Hancock Avenue near the Bryan farmhouse). Walking will be relatively easy in mowed areas.

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September 27, 2026 – NO PROGRAM

Rain Date

October 4, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“The Valiant Last Stand of Krzyzanowski’s Brigade”

LBG Ralph Siegel

On July 1, the Army of the Potomac would stand and fight – as embodied in the fabled Bucktails and Iron Brigade to the west. To the north, this was seen in the valor of Krzyzanowski’s 2nd Brigade. After the US Union XI Corp line was placed in a weak position, it would fall to Krzyzanowski’s men to correct this defect with the strength of their courage and the fire of their rifles. Any study of these five regiments dispels the low reputation often consigned to “foreign” troops. This entire tour is an old-fashioned battle walk with no car-pooling or point-to-point driving.

Meeting Place: Group will park at the College tennis courts or adjacent public street. Some might park at or beyond Blocher Knoll in order to share rides back to the tennis courts when the program is over. We will begin at the Gettysburg College tennis courts, walk west out to Howard Avenue and follow West and East Howard Avenue on pavement eastward to Blocher Knoll.

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October 11, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“The Harper’s Ferry Cowards’ Redemption at Gettysburg”

LBG Jeff Becker

Join our new LBG Jeff Becker as we explore the origins of the nickname and then follow Col George Lamb Williard’s brigade through the fighting of July 2 and 3. We will discuss their stopping William Barksdale’s brigade, the death of Williard, Col Eliakim Sherrill’s (126 NY) arrest and subsequent death, their role in the Bliss Farm skirmishing and their final, decisive role in the defeat of Pickett’s Charge. You will be the judge as to whether they earned their redemption at Gettysburg.

Meeting Place: Abraham Bryan farm, park along Hancock Ave with all four wheels on the pavement. This is an easy walking tour on either pavement or level grass. We will walk from the Bryan farm to the Plum Run swale/Codori thicket and back.

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October 18, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“Maj Gen Oliver O. Howard and the Union XI Corps at Gettysburg”

LBG Rob Abbott

Between the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg, the Union XI Corps gets a bad reputation as the “Flying Dutchmen.” Join LBG Rob Abbott as we delve into the leadership, their challenges and orders as they fight at Gettysburg. We will highlight: what Maj Gen Howard reasonably knew from his last meeting with Maj Gen Reynolds, Brig Gen Barlow’s advance to Blocher’s Knoll, the meeting between MajGen Howard and Maj Gen Hancock on the evening of 1 July and the defense of East Cemetery Hill on the evening on 2 July.

Meeting Place: Moritz Tavern (3500 Emmitsburg Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325). There will be three stops: Moritz Tavern parking lot, 26 Wisconsin Infantry on Howard Ave (park on the right with all four wheels on the pavement) and East Cemetery Hill (park in the GTC uphill lot). Walking will be easy on gravel or grass.

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October 25, 2026 – Afternoon Program

“Wofford’s Brigade and the attack of July 2nd, 1863”

LBG Phil Muskett

This tour will follow in the footsteps of Confederate General William T. Wofford’s brigade on the afternoon of July 2, 1863. Wofford’s brigade will be the last of the Confederate First Corps to attack that afternoon. It will face elements of three Union Corps that afternoon. We will discuss their march to Gettysburg, walk the initial positions of the brigade and the opening moments of the brigade along Warfield Ridge. From there we will move to the Peach Orchard.

We will walk the brigade’s advance across Stony Hill and The Wheatfield. When victory seemed within its grasps, orders arrived to fall back, ending the action that evening. It will be almost a mile of walking over mowed paths and some paved areas. There will be some standing as we discuss some of the key actions going on at that location. Come explore the key personnel of the brigade and listen to their stories on the fields where the action occurred.

Meeting Place: Parking for the first part of the walk will be at the Mississippi State monument along West Confederate Avenue. We will walk to the Warfield farm and back. Parking for the last part of the walk will be along Sickles Avenue near Clark’s New Jersey Battery Monument, a little northeast of Peach Orchard. Please remember to park on the right side of one-way roads with all four wheels on the ground.