Gettysburg Historic Walking Town Tour – Reluctant Witnesses

Join Reluctant Witnesses for a walking tour of the Southern Portion of the town:
The Reluctant Witnesses — our signature tour.

This 2 hour Gettysburg town walking tour explores the southern portion of the town and showcases the civilians of Gettysburg and their children who witnessed the horror of war, highlighting historic buildings and their importance.

The research is about rediscovering firsthand accounts describing civilian life and the musings of soldiers who tactically and tragically occupied the streets of Gettysburg those three long days July 1863.

Your guide’s knowledge and pure joy gained in finding these life lines connecting the present and the past is humbling and contagious! He brings July 1863 in the small town of Gettysburg to life.

This is a leisurely paced 2-hour walk on paved roads…wheelchairs are manageable. This tour may go up cemetery hill.

The tour starts on the sidewalk at the corner of Baltimore and Lefever Street across from Mr. G’s ice cream and proceeds north on to Baltimore Street, highlighting areas on what was the main street through town in 1863. We walk down historic High Street, talking about the then and now uses of these borough buildings, and we return to the starting location by way of Baltimore Street.

Tickets for all carriage, horseback, walking and car tours can be purchased online at the link provided or in person at the Gettysburg Heritage Center.

If you have any questions let us know!

Tours are presented in Partnership with the Victorian Carriage Company, Horse Tours of Gettysburg, and Segways on the Square.

For small to large group tours, we can customize an itinerary to emphasize your interests. Email Ken@gettysburgtownhistory.com any special requests, and we will be sure to get back to you as soon as we can!