Create Your Own Tours
We will create a tour to the places you want to visit, in the way that you want to see it. You tell us what your interests are and we’ll come up with the rest.
BlogSpot
“Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run” released today
Today’s release of Civil War Journey tour coordinator Michael Hemphill’s young adult book Stonewall Hinkleman and the Battle of Bull Run comes quickly on the heels of two great reviews. Read the story »
History of Civil War battlefields (Part 5)
Fund-raising, monument design and dedication ceremonies at battlefields became important emotional undertakings for aging veterans in the late 19th century. Read the story »
History of Civil War battlefields (Part 4)
Veterans organizations on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line began to assume a more influential role in battlefield development and preservation in the 1870s. The Grand Army of the Republic helped the Gettysburg association buy land, for example, and gained control of that organization by the end of that decade. Read the story »
History of Civil War battlefields (Part 3)
One man helped to restore the momentum of battlefield preservation. In the process, he became America’s first professional Civil War historian, and remains a man who speaks symbolically to each Gettysburg visitor today. Read the story »
History of Civil War battlefields (Part 2)
We’re all familiar with the accounts of soldiers from both sides who return to the scene of earlier battles in Virginia, conducted a year or two earlier, to find skeletal remains of comrades who were imperfectly or carelessly interred. Read the story »
The Journey
Our acclaimed 2 1/2-day weekend tours are ideal for both the...
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The landscape of present-day Civil War battlefields may seem...
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Robert Freis, Tour Guide, Historian
The Richmond Times-Dispatch writes:
“Those who have accompanied him, slowly walking across Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, the cornfield at Antietam or Marye’s Heights at Fredricksburg, say the “you are there” approach is stirring, eye-opening and even chilling.”
Select Your Tour by Location
Pennsylvania — Gettysburg
Maryland – Antietam, South Mountain & nearby Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia
Tennessee – Shiloh, Chattanooga, Nashville, Stone’s River
Civil War Journey is a personalized group tour that makes the Civil War relevant for today. It transports you through the battlefields, hearing the voices, experiencing the history, enjoying the camaraderie. These learning vacations are stimulating, yet relaxing and personally inspiring.
