Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Tour of sites closely associated with the first day of the battle of Gettysburg.

Facilitator: Dr. Ian Isherwood

The Seminary Ridge Museum includes a tour of the cupola from which critical judgments were made about the engagement at Gettysburg in 1863 and a variety of additional exhibits that will stimulate participant thinking about the way the past is presented in museum contexts.

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. This visit involves significant walking uphill and bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Battlefield tour of Culp’s Hill and associated sites.

Facilitator: Dr. Tim Orr

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Because the site visit involves traversing an open field of grass long pants and sleeves are recommended. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Dr. Reardon will guide participants on a site visit that includes stops along SW Confederate Avenue at the North Carolina and Virginia monuments before traversing the field across Emmitsburg Road to the “High Water Mark,” the Angle, and other significant sites.

Facilitator: Dr. Carol Reardon, George Winfree Professor of American History Emerita at Penn State University and Adjunct Professor of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College

The Spangler farm served as a field hospital for five weeks after the battle with as many as 1,900 soldiers from both armies receiving medical treatment. The farm site, restored to its nineteenth-century appearance and operated by the Gettysburg Foundation, offers an outstanding opportunity to examine in detail the various medical, social, and military challenges of handling an unexpected mass casualty event. The experiences of George and Elizabeth Spangler and their four children, all of whom remained on the farm through the ordeal, offer a window into the civilian experience after the battle, while extant physicians’ case notes provide insight into the state of medical care available to patients suffering from traumatic injuries of all sorts. But it’s the stories of soldiers recovering from the trauma of the battle, and those of their families eagerly awaiting word on their condition, that bring special poignancy to this site visit. In short, the reality of the aftermath of battle comes together in exceptionally powerful ways on this seemingly peaceful property.

Facilitators: Dr. Carol Reardon and Dr. Tim Orr

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Tour of sites closely associated with the first day of the battle of Gettysburg.

Facilitator: Dr. Ian Isherwood

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. This visit involves significant walking uphill and bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Battlefield tour of Culp’s Hill and associated sites.

Facilitator: Dr. Tim Orr

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

This unique site visit, which promises to be a highlight of the workshop, will also focus on giving participants time to reflect on the human cost of the battle and the broader Civil War.

Facilitator: Dr. Tim Orr

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Because the site visit involves traversing an open field of grass long pants and sleeves are recommended. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

Dr. Reardon will guide participants on a site visit that includes stops along SW Confederate Avenue at the North Carolina and Virginia monuments before traversing the field across Emmitsburg Road to the “High Water Mark,” the Angle, and other significant sites.

Facilitator: Dr. Carol Reardon, George Winfree Professor of American History Emerita at Penn State University and Adjunct Professor of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

The Spangler farm served as a field hospital for five weeks after the battle with as many as 1,900 soldiers from both armies receiving medical treatment. The farm site, restored to its nineteenth-century appearance and operated by the Gettysburg Foundation, offers an outstanding opportunity to examine in detail the various medical, social, and military challenges of handling an unexpected mass casualty event. The experiences of George and Elizabeth Spangler and their four children, all of whom remained on the farm through the ordeal, offer a window into the civilian experience after the battle, while extant physicians’ case notes provide insight into the state of medical care available to patients suffering from traumatic injuries of all sorts. But it’s the stories of soldiers recovering from the trauma of the battle, and those of their families eagerly awaiting word on their condition, that bring special poignancy to this site visit. In short, the reality of the aftermath of battle comes together in exceptionally powerful ways on this seemingly peaceful property.

Site visit facilitators: Dr. Carol Reardon and Dr. Tim Orr

Participants are advised to wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes for this site visit. Bathroom facilities may not be readily available. A trailing bus or van will be made available for participants unable to walk the full distance.

The National Cemetery was dedicated after the battle with a few “appropriate remarks” delivered by President Lincoln. Since instruction is not permitted inside the cemetery, Dr. Reardon will convene the group in an appropriate area nearby and then encourage participants to walk the grounds themselves.

Site visit facilitators: Dr. Carol Reardon and Dr. Tim Orr