THURSDAY, SEPT. 12
6 p.m.-8 p.m.: first showing of Gods and Generals at the Maryland Theater in Hagerstown
8 p.m.-10 p.m.: second showing of Gods and Generals at the Maryland Theater in Hagerstown
FRIDAY, SEPT. 13
8 a.m.: site opens to the public with an opening ceremony and raising of the colors
9 a.m.: artillery demonstration
9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.: school program
11 a.m.: uniform review, activity tent 1
Noon: children's games, activity tent 2
1 p.m.: Bill Christen speaks on "The 17th Michigan at Fox's Gap," activity tent 1; Civil War Trails opening ceremony
2 p.m.: cavalry demonstration
2:30 p.m.: Steven R. Stotelmyer speaks on "Legends of South Mountain," activity tent 1
3 p.m.: Glenn LeBoeuf speaks on "How to Join the Hobby," activity tent 2
4 p.m.: battle: Fox's Gap
7 p.m. --10 p.m.: dance, featuring the Libby Prison Minstrels, public invited
10 p.m.: site closes
SATURDAY, SEPT. 14
3 a.m.: site opens
6 a.m.-8 a.m.: battle: The Cornfield
8:30 a.m.: artillery demonstration; Thomas G. Clemens speaks on "Ensuring Antietam's Legacy," activity tent 1
9 a.m.: Juanita Leisch speaks on "Women's Roles During the Civil War" and book-signing, activity tent 2
9:30 a.m.: Stephen Lang speaks on "Stonewall Jackson," activity tent 1
10 a.m.: cavalry demonstration
10:30-11:30 a.m.: Suzanne Isaacson speaks on "Diseases and Health in the Mid-19th Century," activity tent 2
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Kathleen Ernst speaks on "Civilians During the Antietam Campaign" and book-signing, activity tent 1
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: fashion show, narrated by Jackie Wakeling, activity tent 2
Noon-3 p.m.: period auction, activity tent 2
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Rev. John Schildt speaks, activity tent 1
3 p.m.: infantry demonstration
3:30 p.m.-4:30: speaker, activity tent 2
4 p.m.: battle: Bloody Lane
4 p.m.-5 p.m.: speaker, activity tent 1
7 p.m.: site closes
7p.m.-10 p.m.: Candlelight Tour (additional fee of $5), benefits Friends of South Mountain Battlefield
8 p.m.-midnight: period dance, featuring the 2nd South Carolina String Band
SUNDAY, SEPT. 15
7 a.m.: site opens
8 a.m.-10 a.m.: grand review; memorial service; raising of the commemorative flag
10 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: period church activity tent 1; gospel music and sing-along activity tent 2
11a.m.: cavalry battle
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Stephen Lang speaks on "Stonewall Jackson," activity tent 1
11 a.m.-noon: Virginia Mescher speaks on "Foodways of 1862: What They Ate and Grew," activity tent 2
Noon-1 p.m.: Karen Rae Mehaffey speaks on "Death and Burial During the Civil War," activity tent 2
12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.: Joseph Harsh speaks on "Confederate Tide Rising," activity tent 1
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Jon Isaacson speaks on "A Gentlemen's Closet: What Men Wore," activity tent 1
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: tableau, activity tent 2
2 p.m.: battle: A.P. Hill's Attack
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: speaker, activity tent 2
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: concert, activity tent 1
4 p.m.: artillery competition
5 p.m.: closing ceremony; site closes