‘Enlist Now!’ Civil War Life at the American Civil War Museum

New "Recruits" Learn the Life of a Civil War Soldier

(Gettysburg, PA) - 5/8/2010

Gettysburg, PA – The American Civil War Museum Complex, in conjunction with American Stories: Historic Walking Tours & Programs, will offer interactive summer programming for visitors. Enlist Now!, will give ‘new recruits’ a first-hand look at what life was like for the common Union soldier. Recruits will be able to taste the food, learn how to march, learn drills and be able to experience what it was like to enlist in the Union army.

Enlist Now! will be offered on six different Saturday evenings throughout the summer months, June 26, July 3, 17 & 31, and August 7. The program will begin at 7 p.m. There will be a special Memorial Day weekend program on Saturday, May 29 beginning at 6:30 pm. The cost to participate in the 1-hour program is $15.00 per person. All recruits will receive a kepi that they can take home with them. All ages are welcomed to enlist and participate. Group size for the program is a maximum of 35 people. Additional programs can be added to accommodate larger groups. This is an outdoor program; recruits are encouraged to dress appropriately.

For more information about the Enlist Now! program, or other special programming at the American Civil War Museum Complex, please visit www.GettysburgMuseum.com or call 717-334-6245.

The American Civil War Museum Complex is located at 297 Steinwehr Ave., Gettysburg, PA 17325.