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October 24–25, 2026 1-4 each day
Glassboro Civil War History Weekend
Historic West Train Depot, 354 Oakwood Avenue, Glassboro, New Jersey
Participating living historians include the 12th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry and 3rd United States Colored Troops reenactors. Visitors can meet the reenactors and learn about the two regiments, with historians from the Old Baldy Civil War Round Table also participating. A Civil War Ball is scheduled for Saturday evening, October 24, from 6:00–9:00 p.m. at the Glassboro Marriott; the listing describes the activities as free. The Old Baldy CWRT calendar now confirms the dates, times, location, and participating reenactor groups
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October 25, 2026 1:00 p.m.
The Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum & Archive Presents a Free Zoom Program:
“Philadelphia and the Civil War. Arsenal of the Union” By Andy Waskie
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, Philadelphia was the second largest city in the country and had the industrial might to earn the title “Arsenal of the Union”. With Pennsylvania's anthracite coal, the city mills forged steel into arms and a vast network of rails carried the ammunition and other manufactured goods to the troops. Over the course of the war, Philadelphia contributed 100,000 soldiers to the Union Army, including many free blacks and such notables as General George McClellan and General George Meade, the victor of Gettysburg. Anthony Waskie will chronicle Philadelphia's role in the conflict while also taking an intimate view of life in the city with stories of those who volunteered to serve and guide the Cradle of Liberty.
Andy Waskie was an Associate Professor of Languages and History at Temple University. He retired after 20 years of service in July 2019. He is a co-founder of the “Civil War & Emancipation Studies” Program at Temple (CWEST) in 2003. As a Civil War historian, author and researcher specializing in Philadelphia, and historian of the life and career of Gen. George G. Meade, he seeks to promote the history of the Civil War Era and of the city. He is a member of the Union League of Philadelphia. Waskie serves as president of the General Meade Society of Philadelphia, and as a Board member of several history related institutions and organizations. As a charter member of the Civil War History Consortium of Philadelphia. He is a Board member of Laurel Hill Cemetery; Vice President of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Civil War Museum & Archive. He is an officer of Benjamin Franklin American Legion Post 405 at the Union League and historian for the Armed Services Council of the Union League. Waskie served 10 years as a PA Commonwealth Speaker/Scholar.
To register for the program, email garmuslib1866@gmail.com You will be sent a link with a password that will enable you to access the program within 24 hours of the start of the presentation. Deadline for signing-up is Noon, Saturday, October 24, 2026 Links to the Program will go out after the deadline.
November 18-19, 2026
“Shall Not Perish” Dedication Weekend, Gettysburg, PA
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania, in coordination with the National Park Service, presents Shall Not Perish: Lincoln at Gettysburg on November 18 and 19, 2026, as part of Gettysburg’s America250PA celebration. Events take place across downtown Gettysburg, the David Wills House, Seminary Ridge, and Gettysburg National Cemetery, recreating President Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 visit and the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery.
On Wednesday, November 18, President Lincoln arrives at the Gettysburg Lincoln Train Station before walking through Lincoln Square to the David Wills House. The evening features an open house at the Wills historic site, “Conceived in Liberty” welcome ceremony, educational presentations exploring the Gettysburg Address, cascading taps, and living history programs. Free tickets are only required for this portion of the event (November 18) taking place on Lincoln Square. Thursday begins before sunrise as Lincoln, William Seward, and John Hay travel to Seminary Ridge. At 10 a.m., town bells, ringing for 250 seconds, signal the start of a public procession from Lincoln Square to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. The dedication ceremony recreates the original music, prayers, Edward Everett’s oration, and President Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on the historic grounds where they were first delivered.
Visitors can meet National Park Service rangers, Lincoln scholars, and living history interpreters while following in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln and other historic figures.
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November 21, 2026 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Gettysburg Annual Remembrance Day Illumination
Gettysburg National Cemetery. 97 Taneytown Road, Gettysburg, PA
The Annual Remembrance Day Illumination commemorates the Gettysburg National Cemetery dedication of 1863. This solemn event features a luminary candle on all of the 3,512 Civil War soldiers' graves. Names of the fallen soldiers are read throughout the evening.
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December 31, 2026 11:15-2:00 p.m.
General Meade Ceremony
Laurel Hill National Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
Join the General Meade Society for its annual celebration of Major General George Meade’s birthday. The event will include a Civil War Band concert, a parade to the grave of General Meade, speakers, wreath-laying, and a champagne toast.
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