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Join Shiloh on July 20 for three ranger programs!

Gettysburg National Military Park is pleased to announce it will be hosting a Licensed Battlefield Guide exam in 2024.

Featuring some of the best rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, the nine-week Winter Lecture Series returns to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center for 2024!

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United States, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, November 29, at the Carter Home and Garden, part of Jimmy Carter National Historical Park.

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host a special 30-minute ranger-led program highlighting the restoration work currently being done at the Chickamauga Battlefield on the 31st Indiana Infantry’s regimental monument, located on Battleline Road.  Staff from Northern Stone Carving, who is conducting the restoration work, will be on hand as well. Please consider bringing a folding chair and dress accordingly for the weather.

Gettysburg National Military Park staff will commemorate the 160th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 2, and 3, with a series of free hikes, walks and talks that discuss, explore, and reflect on this important turning point in the American Civil War. The public is invited to join National Park Service staff throughout the three-day period across the battlefield, in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, and at the Museum and Visitor Center.

Staff from Eisenhower National Historic Site will commemorate the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion with a special walking tour of Gettysburg National Cemetery on Tuesday, June 6 at 5:30 pm.

Gettysburg National Military Park recently installed two bronze relief tactile tables, with a third to come, at key locations within the park. These new bronze relief tables depict three-dimensional landscape elevations of the battlefield.

A new gravel parking area and driveway at the Wisler House, also known as “The First Shot House,” at Gettysburg National Military Park is now available for visitor use. The completion of this phase of site rehabilitation will allow visitors an unprecedented opportunity to safely park and visit this significant location associated with the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg.

After an in-depth review of regulations and policy, Gettysburg National Military Park is clarifying information related to special events in Gettysburg National Cemetery, which is administered by the park.