1:30-3:30 p.m. — “Stonewall’s Greatest Victory” Battlefield Bus Tour (Visitor Center)

2-2:45 p.m. — Songs of the Civil War by Magpie (Lower Town)


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3-3:45 p.m. — “Defeat & Victory” Ranger Walk (Visitor Center)

4-4:45 p.m. — Songs of the Civil War by Magpie (Lower Town)

6-7 p.m. — Music and Drama Presentation by Harpers Ferry Middle School (Lower Town)

7-8:30 p.m. — “The Desperate Hour” (Lower Town)

8:30-9:15 p.m. — Moonlight Concert by The Fort McHenry Fife and Drum Corps (Lower Town)


Saturday, Sept. 15

10 a.m.-4 p.m. — Information Tent (Lower Town)

10 a.m.-9 p.m. — Harpers Ferry Historical Association Author/Sales Tent (Lower Town)

10 a.m.-4 p.m. — United States Postal Service Commemorative Cancellation Station (Lower Town)

10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Archeology Discovery Tent (Lower Town)

10 a.m.-5 p.m. — Family/Youth Tent (Lower Town)

10 a.m.-4 p.m. — “Drive the Enemy into Extinction: Confederate General A.P. Hill outflanks the Union” (Bus route to Chambers/Murphy Farm from Visitor Center)

10 a.m.-5 p.m. — “African American Lives in Limbo: Contraband Camp” (Arsenal Square)

10 a.m.-4 p.m. — “Like Rats in a Cage: Union troops trapped in a Ring of Fire” (Bolivar Heights)

11-11:45 a.m. — Music of the Civil War: Fort McHenry Fife and Drum Corps (Lower Town)

11-11:45 a.m. — “Defeat & Victory” Ranger Walk (Visitor Center)

12-1 p.m. — Keynote Address: “September Suspense,” Dennis Frye, chief historian, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. Book signing follows (Lower Town)

1-2:30 p.m. — Sesquicentennial Panel Discussion: “Harpers Ferry 1862: Beyond the Battle.” Moderated by Dr. Allen Guelzo. Panelists include Dr. William A. Blair, Dr. James K. Bryant II, Kathleen Ernst, D. Scott Hartwig. Book signing follows (Lower Town)