Family Day at Spangler Farm

The Gettysburg Foundation will host Family Day at Spangler at the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital. The event marks the final opportunity for the public to visit the George Spangler Farm & Field Hospital for the 2020 season.

Family Day at Spangler offers an educational celebration for families to experience and learn more about the history of the 80-acre historic site.

Throughout the day, the family-friendly programming includes the opportunity to:

• Hear stories about the role of civilians during and after the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Visit one of the best-preserved Civil War field hospitals used during the Battle of Gettysburg.
• See Civil-War era games and toys.
• Learn how care packages were made for the Civil War soldiers.
• Discover various uses for herbs in medicines of the day.

Visitors to this special Family Day at Spangler event may drive directly to the property and park onsite. To follow current guidelines, allow for social distancing and ensure ample parking, attendance and vehicle capacity at a given time will be limited. Throughout the property, visitors and volunteers will be required to wear a face-covering.

The site, a successful family farm before and after the battle, served as the Union Army’s 11^th Corps field hospital where more than 1,900 wounded soldiers—both Union and Confederate—received care. In addition, the site served as an artillery reserve, ammunition reserve, provost guard and a temporary cemetery for both Union and Confederate soldiers.