PASS REQUIRED:  You must have valid ID to register. After registering each reenactor is required to present their pass upon entering the Reenactor parking and camps.  You must have your pass at all times. Each person in a vehicle must have a pass or you will not be allowed entry.  If you do not have your pass, or have forgotten or misplaced your pass, it will be necessary to return to registration for a replacement.  CSA reenactors will also be required to show their pass when re-entering the CSA camp on foot from the CSA parking area. Please be considerate and respectful of gate personnel. They have a very difficult job so your cooperation, a smile and thank you is always appreciated!

EMERGENCY SERVICES: There will be professionally staffed Emergency Services on site as a 24 hour operation. This will include EMS (paramedic & EMT's) and a Pennsylvania Forest Fire Crew. EMS aid stations will be established near both the Federal and Confederate camps as well as a 24/7 field hospital located in the Sutler area in the rear end of the long equipment shed near Activities Tent #1.   During visitor hours additional EMS and fire crews will be staged to respond for spectators and military personnel in coordination with the battle scenarios.

REENACTOR SHUTTLE: For your convenience there will be an on-site shuttle exclusively for registered reenactors. The shuttle will generally run Thursday & Friday 8AM – 11PM, Saturday 8AM until after the Camp Dance(s) and Sunday 8AM until after the afternoon battle. Times may change due to demand, battlefield and scenario logistics. The CSA shuttle will go from the CSA Camp and up Redding Farm Lane to a terminal point at the south end of the Sutler area near Activities Tent #1 on the Redding Farm and the Federal Shuttle will go from the U.S. Camps to a terminal point at the north (Federal) end of the Sutler area.  Be aware that pick-up and drop-off will only be for reenactors and only allowed at designated, defined and controlled areas. Please understand there will be no “pick-ups” along the way other than designated areas because of safety and logistical considerations. Please respect shuttle drivers and attendants as they are serving for your benefit and comfort.

CARS IN CAMP: One persistent and legitimate reenactor complaint is: the cars in the camp during the event significantly detracts from everyone’s experience. The solution is to simply be considerate, get unloaded and remove your vehicle immediately after unloading - even if it is open vehicle hours.  The camps closed to vehicle regulations will be strictly enforced by organizers and military command. No vehicles will be allowed in the camps after 11AM Friday until the conclusion of Sunday’s battle unless emergency permission is obtained from U.S. or C.S. command. Military provosts will assist in enforcing this regulation. Be advised that violating vehicles will be towed and impounded near the command center by event security and will then be released upon payment of $100 towing fee to cover cost of removal. The vast majority of reenactors request and fully support this policy.

TRASH BAGS: Every registered reenactor will be provided with a trash bag at registration. Please respect the property owners who graciously allow us access to their beautiful farms. Reenactment sites are precious and we all want to be invited to return. If you place full bags in the area of the camp firewood piles they will be collected daily. For those camping in wooded areas total cleanup is especially critical prior to breaking camp.

FIREPITS: These are working farms with hard working owners that are proud of their land. Farm equipment must travel on these fields and one of the landowners has and rides horses. For the sake of courtesy and safety please carefully restore and repair any soil disturbance!

HORSE HAY: During Cavalry Registration hay chits will be issued at the rate of 1 chit per horse each day at the event (that is one bale per day per horse). Each chit equals one bale. Example: One horse for Friday, Saturday & Sunday  =  3 chits and 3 bales of hay. For you and your horse’s convenience we strongly urge the registrant to exchange chits for all your allotted hay when registering at cavalry registration.  For those with numerous horses a hay wagon will be staged in a designated area in each respective cavalry area each day at 8AM & 4PM to distribute hay in return for chits. This seems to be a very fair and practical system. Hay has become a very expensive commodity. You must present a chit to receive hay! Absolutely no horses admitted on site without current Coggins certification.  Please gather or burn loose hay and straw in campfires before breaking camp.

 ICE: After serious consideration we have decided to provide a 20 lb. bag of ice for $4.  We feel it prudent and informational to explain our reasoning as well as reenactment ice dynamics. Most events charge $3 for a small 8 lb. bag. The cost of providing ice at an event in the middle of farm fields is costly, but essential.  Aside from the obvious cost of the product, there is transportation cost to site, a cost of renting freezer reefer trailers for the duration of event, a cost of hundreds of gallons of diesel to run the reefers and a cost of vehicles and staff to distribute the ice. We recently observed a local Super Wal-mart selling 20 lb. bags for $3.39 without having to incur most of these expenses. Fuel and transportation cost are extremely impacting. It is more effective for us to purchase twenty pound bags and pass those savings on to you, thus, it is our conclusion that a twenty pound bag of ice for $4 is simply a better deal for reenactors rather than an eight pound bag of ice.

SHOWERS: The Gettysburg YWCA has graciously agreed to make shower facilities available for your convenience at the YWCA Recreation facility for a minimal usage charge (approximately $3 per person) payable at the YWCA. The YWCA is located at The Lutheran Seminary on Rt. 116 W (Fairfield Road) at the west edge of Gettysburg.  Shower hours will be: Thursday, July 3^rd 6 AM – 9 PM, Friday, July 4^th, 8AM – 12 Noon & 7 PM – 10 PM, Saturday, July 5^th, 6 AM – 9 PM and Sunday, July 6^th, 12PM – 9PM.

CAMP DANCES:  There will be two Camp Dances on Saturday evening in Tent #1 at 8:30PM & Tent #2 at 8:00PM for your enjoyment. The camp shuttles will continue running to these areas until 1 hour after the dances are over or until everyone is transported back to camp. Food and beverages will be available before and during the dances at the Hay Barn overhang near Activity #1 and the Food/Beverage Tent near Activity#2.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES:  There will be an uplifting Saturday evening revival service in one of the Activity Tents conducted by The Reverend Alan Farley (Reenactor’s Mission for Jesus Christ) at 7 PM.  On Sunday morning at 9:30 Reverend Farley’s Civil War Period service will be conducted in one Activities Tent and a Catholic service in the other Activities Tent. You are welcome to take the reenactor shuttle and allow ample transport time.

LOST & FOUND:  Please bring any lost & found items to the command center beside the lower hay barn cavalry registration area or go to the public address area.

FOOD & BEVERAGE:  There will be a large and diverse variety of food and beverages available during the event. In the CSA Camp, food service will be available exclusively for reenactors 6AM – 11:30PM daily. On the Federal side, there will be extended food service hours at two locations for reenactors. Hours will be 6AM – 11:30PM at the hay barn overhang in the Sutler area near Activities Tent #1 and at the Food/Beverage Tent near the Federal shuttle terminal on the north side of the Sutler area--those locations are at both ends of the Sutler area.

145^TH EVENT VIDEO: The 145^TH video Gettysburg: Darkest Days & Finest Hours is being filmed during the event by award winning director and film maker Kevin Hershberger (Wicked Spring). Delivery is scheduled for mid-November in order of reservation. The double disk package includes the movie + special music and candid reenactor footage from the event.  Preserve the memories of this event that you made happen. You may reserve and pre-order your copy during the event at registration or at one of the event merchandise booths. You may also order from the home page of this website- www.gettysburgreenactment.com.

SECURITY:  Both the command center and event security will operate 24 hours staffed by professional personnel. Security personnel, EMS staff, reenactor parking staff and gate staff, as well as military command staff, have direct communication with the EMS and the command center in the event of an emergency or serious incident.

We sincerely thank you for your participation and hope you enjoy the weekend. We wish you safe travel to and from the event. Please be very conscious of the safety rules and regulations at all times during the event, as well as, your safety and the safety of others!

Notice! 100 cannons are registered for 145th event:  There are  50 Federal Artillery Cannons and 50 Confederate Artillery Cannons Registered for the 145th Gettysburg Reenactment.  We cannot accept any more Federal or  Confederate cannons at this time.  Anyone wishing to register a  US or CS cannon will be put on a waiting list and be notified if any Artillery units/cannons drop out from attendance.