Summer Campfire: Baptism of Fire- June 26th and the First Shots of the Battle of Gettysburg

Join Ranger Andrew Regiec for a special 162nd Anniversary campfire.

This program will be on Thursday June 26th, the 162nd Anniversary of the Skirmish at Marsh Creek.

Rangers present evening campfire talks on a wide variety of topics on the Battle of Gettysburg and the American Civil War. Programs take place at the Pitzer Woods Amphitheater, near Auto Tour Stop #6.

Bench seating is available, visitors are welcome to bring their own chairs if preferred. Appropriate seasonal clothing and insect spray recommended. Both the amphitheater area and parking lot can be very dark, flashlights also recommended.

Schedule subject to change without notice.

Full campfire schedule: https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/gett-campfire-programs.htm

You may also like the following events from Gettysburg National Military Park:

• This Friday, 20th June, 08:30 pm, Summer Campfire: "Seeing the Elephant"- The Soldier Experience in Gettysburg
• This Saturday, 21st June, 10:00 am, Battle Walk: "It is Murder": The Fight(s) for Spangler's Spring in Gettysburg
• Next Friday, 27th June, 08:30 pm, Summer Campfire: "A Closer Look at Civil War Food: In Camp, on Campaign, and at the Field Hospital" in Gettysburg