2023 Events
Scout Immersion Weekend
160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary Event
50th Annual Civil War Relic Show
This 2-day event will include educational workshops on Military Divisions, Drill, a Musical Presentation, and even a Mock Battle! See below for more information.
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Location: Daniel Lady Farm
Dates: Apr. 21, 22-23
50th Annual Civil War Relic Show
160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary Event
50th Annual Civil War Relic Show
America's premier Civil War relic and collector's show with over 300 tables of authentic relics.
Location: Eisenhower All Star Complex, Gettysburg
Dates: June 23-25
160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary Event
160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary Event
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
This will be a three day event to honor and remember those who sacrificed each of the three days of this significant clash. See below for more information.
Location: Daniel Lady Farm
Date: June 30 - July 2
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
Enjoy the Wild West with saloon games, shootouts, Children's Gold Rush, and more.
Location: Daniel Lady Farm
Dates: October
Reenactor Yard Sale
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
Christmas Candlelight Tour
All eras of relics and reenacting gear. Fill out your kit, get started in the hobby, or downsize. There's something for everyone.
Dates: Nov. 17-18
Christmas Candlelight Tour
Patrick's Hope Presents a Frontier Town Adventure
Christmas Candlelight Tour
Tour the Daniel Lady House and Barn and learn about Christmas in different time periods.
Location: Daniel Lady Farm
Dates: Dec. 2, 9
CIVIL WAR SCOUT IMMERSION WEEKEND
April 21, 22-23
This 2-day event will include educational workshops on Military Divisions, Drill, a Musical Presentation and even a Mock Battle!
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Learn about the different branches of Civil War Military including:
- Infantry – The foot soldiers who were the backbone of both armies.
- Cavalry – Learn the difference between mounted and dismounted units, their roles leading up to and during a battle and the special care that had to be given a battle horse.
- Artillery – It took a unit of men to maintain and fire just one cannon. Learn the responsibilities of each position and experience the sound of a cannon firing.
- Signal Corps – Long before cell phones or even telephones, how did the military communicate over long distances? Message bearers could take too long, get lost or even captured. Learn how the Signal Corps could send messages quickly using the language of flags.
- Medical – Not long after a battle started, the Medical Corps would start the gruesome task of caring for the injured. Learn about triage, amputations and the medical discoveries and procedures that are still being used today.
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Help set up Civil War style company tents, get issued a soldier’s haversack and wooden rifle, learn to drill and move as a unit following an officer’s commands. End your weekend by participating in a mock tactical battle where decisions made on the field determine the victor!
Special program on Saturday night – Kent Courtney, a well-known Civil War musician, will present American History through Song. Learn the back stories of Americas most well known and loved traditional songs.
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Camping fees remain the same for this weekend - $12.50 per camper per night. The Immersion event is an additional $25 per scout (adults/chaperones only pay the camping fee).
Scouts keep the haversack and its contents as well as a custom event patch. Wooden rifles are available for $10 pre-purchase along with your immersion ticket. Those not purchasing a rifle will be issued a loaner wooden rifle to be returned at the end of the weekend. GBPA will provide Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast to all campers, including adults/chaperones.
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Your unit must be registered to camp at the Daniel Lady Farm that weekend in order to participate in the event. Camp registration form CLICK HERE.
To register for the event and purchase rifles CLICK HERE - SOLD OUT
Any additional questions, please email camping@gbpa.org.
Unit leaders, CLICK HERE for more detailed information.
Registration
SOLD OUT
Your unit must be registered to camp at the Daniel Lady Farm that weekend in order to participate in the event. Camp registration form click below.
160th Battle of Gettysburg Anniversary Event
June 30th, July 1st, and July 2nd
The Historic Daniel Lady Farm will come alive with Reenactors and Living Historians eager to bring those boring history books to life.
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Reenactor and Cannon Early Registration is live from August 15, 2022 until February 1, 2023! Normal registration is live until the end of March.
CLICK HERE to register.
Registration if for Reenactors and Living Historians only.
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Sutler and Vendor Registration is now open.
Vendor acceptance is based on the approval of the GBPA Event committee.
Please complete proper application and submit it to events@gbpa.org. The committee will review your application and you will be notified of your acceptance and sent the necessary information to complete you registration. Any questions, please email event@gbpa.org.
If you have a Civil War Period tent and set-up, please complete our PERIOD SUTLER APPLICATION.
If you have a modern set-up (pop-up, nylon tent, etc) please complete our COMMUNITY VENDOR APPLICATION.
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This will be a Three Day Event to honor and remember those who sacrificed each day of this significant clash. There will be a different battle each day:
Friday: Buford's Stand - The First Shot
Saturday: Rolling Thunder - From the Wheatfield to the Valley of Death
Sunday: Kemper's Assault of Pickett's Charge
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In response to the overwhelming feedback from our visitors, we will be adding Bleacher Seating to the battlefield viewing area.
Spectator tickets will be available online starting November 2022.
Please note, due to insurance requirements, the general public cannot participate in the battle.
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Visit the Military camps and see how a soldier lived while moving from skirmish to skirmish.
Our Living History Village has all kinds of displays for your learning pleasure. Living Historians are happy to talk to you about everything from how families managed without their father or husband to early embalming methods.
See the Medical Museums in the Lady House and Barn to learn about battlefield medicine, surgery, and amputations. See the certified blood stains still on the floors and learn the stories they tell us.
Along with our large Speaker Tent, we now have two new demonstration areas which allow for more detailed learning experiences. The Honorable Steven Reed area allows for larger demonstrations like how to fire a cannon and what the sharpshooters of the time could do.
The Nancy Heller King demi area is focused on Domestic Studies. What did it take to run a household back then? What types of skills were a young lady expected to learn in order to manage her own home? Needlework, hearth cooking, child rearing, gardening and more will be presented next to the home Rebecca Lady took so much pride in.
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As always, all proceeds from this event will go towards the maintenance and upkeep of the Historic Daniel Lady Farm buildings and grounds.
We appreciate all your support in preserving this truly Hallowed Ground.
Tickets
To buy tickets or to learn more about this event click the button below to visit our 160th Battle of Gettysburg Reenactment website.