The Maryland Campaign 150th Anniversary
South Mountain State Battlefield
Program and Event Schedule
September 14
Battlefield Hikes:
These hikes are design to provide an opportunity to walk the battlefield and get a closer look at significant events from the battle on September 14, 1862. The hikes will be guided by Park Rangers and will last one to one and one half hours.
9:00 a.m. The Maryla
nd Campaign – An Overview. Meet at Washington Monument State Park.
10:30 a.m. “Hell is Empty and all the Devil’s are Here” - The Morning Phase at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Reno Monument
12:30 p.m. “The Line Moved Steadily Forward” – The Fight for Frostown Gap. Meet at the Pennsylvania Reserves Field along Frostown Road
2:30 p.m. “Our Boys Acted Nobly” – Drayton’s Brigade at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn
4:30 p.m. “Twilights Last Gleaming” – The battle for Crampton’s Gap. Meet at Gathland State Park.
Living History
Ongoing living history interpretive programs will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These programs will highlight significant areas of the battlefield and will be accessible by means of an auto tour. To begin the tour of the battlefield and living history programs, pick up a map from the museum at Washington Monument State Park.
Speaker Series
The Maryland Campaign 150th Commemoration quest speaker series will detail the Battle of South Mountain with a lecture at Washington Monument State Park on September 14th, 2012 at 7:00 PM. The featured speaker will be Maryland Park Service Ranger Al Preston. Ranger Preston is the former Assistant Superintendant for the South Mountain Recreation Area. Ranger Preston served on the Governor's Task Force that studied the need to preserve South Mountain and was present at the Maryland State House in the summer of 2000 when the bill was signed into law designating South Mountain as Maryland’s first State Battlefield. He remained at South Mountain evolving the State’s newest battlefield until he was promoted to his current assignment as Superintendant of Herrington Manner and Swallow Falls State Parks in Garrett County Maryland. Ranger Preston is a 25 year veteran of the Maryland Park Service and a Graduate of Frostburg State University.
Who. Ranger Al Preston
What. Lecture on The Maryland Campaign’s Battle of South Mountain
Where. Washington Monument State Park, Fort Necessity Shelter
When. Friday September 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Cost. $2.00/vehicle Maryland resident $5.00/vehicle non Maryland resident
Accessibility. The shelter, adjacent parking, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
September 15
Battlefield Hikes:
These hikes are design to provide an opportunity to walk the battlefield and get a closer look at significant events from the battle on September 14, 1862. The hikes will be guided by Park Rangers and will last one to one and one half hours.
9:00 a.m. “They Stood Like Iron” – The Battle for Turner’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn.
11:00 a.m. “With Their Usual Gallantry” – Hood’s Division Stems the Tide at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn.
1:00 p.m. “Semmes Gambles – and Losses” - The battle for Crampton’s Gap. Meet at Gathland State Park.
3:00 p.m. The Battle that Never Came – Pleasant Valley on September 15. Meet at Gathland State Park.
Living History
Ongoing living history interpretive programs will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These programs will highlight significant areas of the battlefield and will be accessible by means of an auto tour. To begin the tour of the battlefield and living history programs, pick up a map from the museum at Washington Monument State Park.
10:30 a.m. “Hell is Empty and all the Devil’s are Here” - The Morning Phase at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Reno Monument
12:30 p.m. “The Line Moved Steadily Forward” – The Fight for Frostown Gap. Meet at the Pennsylvania Reserves Field along Frostown Road
2:30 p.m. “Our Boys Acted Nobly” – Drayton’s Brigade at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn
4:30 p.m. “Twilights Last Gleaming” – The battle for Crampton’s Gap. Meet at Gathland State Park.
Living History
Ongoing living history interpretive programs will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These programs will highlight significant areas of the battlefield and will be accessible by means of an auto tour. To begin the tour of the battlefield and living history programs, pick up a map from the museum at Washington Monument State Park.
Speaker Series
The Maryland Campaign 150th Commemoration quest speaker series will detail the Battle of South Mountain with a lecture at Washington Monument State Park on September 14th, 2012 at 7:00 PM. The featured speaker will be Maryland Park Service Ranger Al Preston. Ranger Preston is the former Assistant Superintendant for the South Mountain Recreation Area. Ranger Preston served on the Governor's Task Force that studied the need to preserve South Mountain and was present at the Maryland State House in the summer of 2000 when the bill was signed into law designating South Mountain as Maryland’s first State Battlefield. He remained at South Mountain evolving the State’s newest battlefield until he was promoted to his current assignment as Superintendant of Herrington Manner and Swallow Falls State Parks in Garrett County Maryland. Ranger Preston is a 25 year veteran of the Maryland Park Service and a Graduate of Frostburg State University.
Who. Ranger Al Preston
What. Lecture on The Maryland Campaign’s Battle of South Mountain
Where. Washington Monument State Park, Fort Necessity Shelter
When. Friday September 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Cost. $2.00/vehicle Maryland resident $5.00/vehicle non Maryland resident
Accessibility. The shelter, adjacent parking, and restrooms are wheelchair accessible.
September 15
Battlefield Hikes:
These hikes are design to provide an opportunity to walk the battlefield and get a closer look at significant events from the battle on September 14, 1862. The hikes will be guided by Park Rangers and will last one to one and one half hours.
9:00 a.m. “They Stood Like Iron” – The Battle for Turner’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn.
11:00 a.m. “With Their Usual Gallantry” – Hood’s Division Stems the Tide at Fox’s Gap. Meet at the Appalachian Trail parking lot next to the South Mountain Inn.
1:00 p.m. “Semmes Gambles – and Losses” - The battle for Crampton’s Gap. Meet at Gathland State Park.
3:00 p.m. The Battle that Never Came – Pleasant Valley on September 15. Meet at Gathland State Park.
Living History
Ongoing living history interpretive programs will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These programs will highlight significant areas of the battlefield and will be accessible by means of an auto tour. To begin the tour of the battlefield and living history programs, pick up a map from the museum at Washington Monument State Park.
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