Gettysburg Living History

• What did soldiers do to pass the time between battle campaigns?
• How heavy was the clothing and supplies they carried?
• How did you load a percussion cap musket?
• How did the conflict impact civilian life?

Find out these answers and more when you visit our Living History Encampments!

Most weekends*, April through November, the American Civil War Wax Museum hosts complimentary Living History Encampments. Visitors are welcomed to actively learn by strolling through the camp, viewing drills and demonstrations, and engaging in conversation with historians.

*Featured participants & programs will vary and represent different aspects of life. Programming is dictated by the contracted living history unit.

Upcoming Living History Events

American History Timeline
Saturday, May 25, 2013 to Monday, May 27, 2013

149th PVI (Bucktails)
Saturday, May 25, 2013 to Monday, May 27, 2013

2nd Texas
Saturday, June 01, 2013 to Sunday, June 02, 2013

87th PA Vol. - Co. C
Saturday, June 08, 2013 to Sunday, June 09, 2013

4th North Carolina
Saturday, June 15, 2013 to Sunday, June 16, 2013

Blue & Gray Brigade
Saturday, June 22, 2013 to Sunday, June 23, 2013

Armistead's Brigade & 21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, June 29, 2013 to Sunday, June 30, 2013

CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Friday, July 05, 2013 to Saturday, July 06, 2013

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, July 13, 2013 to Sunday, July 14, 2013

47th VA
Saturday, July 27, 2013 to Sunday, July 28, 2013

52nd North Carolina
Saturday, August 03, 2013 to Sunday, August 04, 2013

62nd VA Dismounted Cavalry
Saturday, August 10, 2013 to Sunday, August 11, 2013

3rd PA Battery B
Saturday, August 17, 2013 to Sunday, August 18, 2013

52nd North Carolina
Saturday, August 24, 2013 to Sunday, August 25, 2013

21st PA Cavalry
Saturday, August 31, 2013 to Monday, September 02, 2013

16th PA Vol. Infantry Co. G
Saturday, September 14, 2013 to Sunday, September 15, 2013

Modern War Timeline
Saturday, September 21, 2013 to Sunday, September 22, 2013

139th PA Vol. Infantry
Saturday, September 28, 2013 to Sunday, September 29, 2013

16th PA Vol Inf. Co. G
Saturday, October 05, 2013 to Sunday, October 06, 2013

Blue & Gray Brigade
Saturday, October 19, 2013 to Sunday, October 20, 2013

CIVIL WAR HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Saturday, November 23, 2013 to Sunday, November 24, 2013