Annual Conference 2024

Join the American Battlefield Trust members and staff — along with some of the nation’s elite historians — in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Enjoy tours, talks and other special gatherings at our special event designed to showcase both the battlefield and the community that surrounds it. (Registration is closed. Please see the menu to the left and buttons below for more event details.)

FAQ Shuttle & Parking Revelry on the Ridge History Talks

Schedule of Events (PDF here)

Thursday, April 25, 2024

8:00 am – 6:30 pm: Registration Open (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Atrium)
10:00 am – 3:00 pm: History Talks (Location: Adams County Historical Museum) 
PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHECK-IN AT REGISTRATION BEFORE COMING TO THE HISTORY TALKS - YOUR BADGE IS YOUR TICKET
1:25 pm – 4:30 pm: Color Bearer Tours
6:00 pm – 9:00pm: Annual Conference Opening Event (Location: Gettysburg NMP Visitor Center)
6:00 pm: Opening Reception Event
7:00 pm: Conference Welcome Trust President, David Duncan; Speaker, Peter Carmichael
8:00 pm: Dessert and Coffee
8:15 pm: Photo Extravaganza with Garry Adelman 

Friday, April 26, 2024

6:00 am – 9:00 am: Coffee to-go station
6:30 am – 8:30 am: Optional Breakfast buffet (Location Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom)
7:00 am – 9:30 am: Registration open (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Atrium)
8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Off-Site tours (Please look at your personal itinerary for exact line-up and departure time.)
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Honor Guard Reception (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Eisenhower Room)
6:45 pm – 7:15 pm: Cocktail Reception for Color Bearers (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom)
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Color Bearer Dinner with Jeff Shaara (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom) 
 

Saturday, April 27, 2024

6:00 am – 9:00 am: Coffee to-go station (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Atrium)
6:30 am – 8:30 am: Optional Breakfast buffet (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Ballroom)
8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Off-Site tours (Please look at your personal itinerary for exact line-up and departure time.)
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm: Revelry on the Ridge with Open House at Lee’s HQ, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, and Seminary Ridge Museum. Vouchers will be provided for the BBQ Tent, food trucks, and bar area. Live Music. Exhibit Hall. Walking Tours. (Location: Seminary Ridge)

Sunday, April 28, 2024

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Coffee to-go station. (Location: Gettysburg Hotel Atrium)
8:00 am – 9:30 am: Closing Breakfast Q & A with Trust President, David Duncan plus Youth Leadership Team presentations. (Location: Gettysburg Hotel)