Get Out of the Car Tours

2024 Tour Calendar

GENERAL INFO

These tours are all OUTDOORS and “off the beaten path.” So be sure to have proper footwear, insect repellent, sunscreen, water, snacks, etc.

Parking

With each tour we will provide recommendations on parking. At all times, please observe parking signs posted on the field or in town.

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gootc_lee

(September 21 – 10:00 a.m.) 

“Generals Lee, Longstreet and A.P. Hill rode up and dismounting seated themselves on the trunk of a fallen tree, some fifty or sixty yards from where I sat on my horse at the right of our division.”

When the Army of the Potomac attacked Confederates on lower Cemetery Hill on the morning of July 3, 1863, General Lee’s initial plans to continue the attacks from ground gained on July 2 would have to change. Join us as we delve into the actions and planning by General Lee of what became the Pickett, Pettigrew, Trimble Charge on July 3, 1863.

Meet between NC and TN monuments. Ends in same area.

 

Parking along West Confederate Ave. in the area of the North Carolina and Tennessee Monuments is limited. Participants are required to park either north or south of these monuments to allow parking spaces at the monuments for regular visitors and tour buses that stop at these areas for a short period of time and then move on. Park on right-hand side of the roadway with all four wheels on the pavement.
gootc_hancock

(October 19 – 10:00 a.m.)

“Do you see those colors? Take them!”

Perhaps no other corps commander in the Army of the Potomac was as active and responsible for the successful defense of Cemetery Ridge during July 2nd and 3rd July 1863 than Major General Winfield Scott Hancock. Join us as we examine the leadership and actions of Major General Hancock during the fighting of July 2, 1863.

Meet at Zeigler’s Grove. Tour ends at Hancock wounding monument.

 

Participants are required to park in the Hunt Avenue parking lot or National Cemetery Overflow Lot and use the paved pedestrian trails to Zeigler’s Grove to begin the program. Those with accessibility needs should park on the right-hand side of Hancock Ave. with all four wheels on the pavement. Shuttle vehicles, if necessary, should be parked on the right-hand side of Hancock Ave. south of the Minnesota Monument with all 4 wheels on the pavement.