“PICKETT’S CHARGE”
“…Give them the Cold Steel.”
A Comprehensive Battlefield Tour
led by Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Motts
Spend a weekend at either of Gettysburg’s premiere Bed & Breakfasts and participate in an exclusive Battlefield tour covering the most famous assault of the Civil War, Pickett’s Charge on July 3, 1863.
One weekend ONLY: August 21st – 23rd, 2009
Package Price is just $175.00 per person** in addition to regular room rate and includes the following:
- 2 night stay for two at either the Cashtown Inn or the Doubleday Inn (including a full hot breakfast served both mornings of your stay).
- Exclusive dinner at the Historic Cashtown Inn on Friday evening. Enjoy a four-course meal at Gettysburg’s finest restaurant (only alcoholic beverages excluded-please see attached menu). Post-dinner presentation by Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Motts. Wayne is one of the leading historians in Gettysburg, the Director of the Adams County Historical Society, the narrator of the Auto-Tour, and is well known for his efforts in historical conservation and information sharing.
- Private 7+ hour van* and walking Battlefield tour with Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Motts on Saturday, with lunch at Dunlap’s Restaurant and Bakery.
- Private tour of the George Spangler Farm with Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Motts on Sunday morning.
*Please note that the vans will NOT return to the Cashtown Inn or the Doubleday Inn until the conclusion of the tour late Saturday afternoon. If you will need to leave the tour before its conclusion you should arrange your own transportation.
Pricing for weekend package:
Regular room rate for two night stay (your choice of room and your choice of Inn – subject to availability) plus ONLY $175.00 per person.
** Pricing is based on 2 occupants per room. Single occupants responsible for double occupant pricing.
**Gift Certificates not accepted for Package Weekends.
To make a reservation for this fun-filled weekend, simply book the room of your choice:
Cashtown Inn: (717) 334 – 9722 www.cashtowninn.com
Doubleday Inn: (717) 334 – 9119 www.doubledayinn.com
Space and rooms are limited and on a first come, first serve basis!
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to spend a weekend with historian Wayne Motts!
Schedule of Events:
Friday August 21, 2009
3:00-5:00PM: Check-in at either the Cashtown Inn or the Doubleday Inn.
7:00PM: Exclusive dinner at the Cashtown Inn. After dinner, Licensed Battlefield Guide Wayne Motts will present, “Pickett’s Charge: Myths, Controversies, and Misconceptions about July 3, 1863.”This engaging lecture will discuss the plan and location for the point of attack for July 3, the attacking force, the terrain, and other aspects related to the most recognized frontal assault in the war.
Saturday August 22, 2009
8:00AM: Breakfast at the Inns
9:20AM: The vans will leave the Doubleday Inn for Seminary Ridge.
9:30AM: “Up men, and to your posts!”
The battle walk will begin on Seminary Ridge. Wayne will lead the group to the Confederate artillery positions, and he will present the infantry troop positions before they stepped off for the attack. A magnificent display of guns not seen before in the Civil War, the Confederates assembled about 175 cannon facing the Union on Cemetery Ridge.
After a nearly 2 hour cannonade, nearly 13,000 men on a mile-wide front advanced across open ground toward the Union position. Wayne will follow the footsteps of General Garnett’s Brigade. The presentation will include narrative for all of Longstreet’s Assault including Pettigrew and Trimble’s Divisions. See the elevated position of Cemetery Ridge as so many Southern soldiers did 146 years ago. Wayne will set the scene, Union artillery raining iron, Federal skirmishers, and finally the full weight of the Union line.
Please note that we will be away from the vans during this time. This walk will include rough terrain and some strenuous activity. The group will meet the vans again at the Angle.
12:30-2PM: Catered lunch at Dunlap’s Restaurant & Bakery in Gettysburg.
2:00-5:30PM: “The Confederate approach was magnificent and excited our admiration”
The afternoon session will concentrate on Meade’s defense of Cemetery Ridge. As the batteries began to exchange fire, the Union line was roused into preparation. Wayne will lead the group from the Pennsylvania Monument to Zeigler’s Grove and will present the Union’s reaction and repulse of Lee’s assault. Wayne will conclude the afternoon with a discussion of the importance of the outcome of Pickett’s Charge and how it affected the remainder of the Civil War.
6:00+: Free time for dinner.
Sunday August 23, 2009
8-10:00AM: Breakfast and check-out.
10AM-12PM: Join Wayne Motts at the George Spangler Farm as he presents the final chapter to Pickett’s Charge. Recently purchased by the Gettysburg Foundation, Wayne has procured permission to lead the group to the property. The farm, located in the center of the Union position is between the Taneytown Road and the Baltimore Pike, served as a field hospital for the Union’s 11th Corps. This hospital treated both Union and Confederate wounded and also providing the grounds for temporary interment of deceased soldiers. It was in a small outbuilding on the Spangler Farm that Confederate General Lewis Armistead died of the wounds he suffered at the High Water Mark on July 3. He also was buried on the property.