Gettysburg's America250PA – Adams County Event:
The Re-creation of the Gettysburg Address November 18-19, 2026
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 – Event Kickoff on the Gettysburg Square
3:00 p.m.
President Lincoln arrives at the Gettysburg Lincoln Train Station.
Lincoln will walk around the inner Square to the David Wills House, where he will be greeted by David Wills. President Lincoln will greet the public and wave from the steps of the David Wills House.
4:00–5:30 p.m.
David Wills House: Open House
5:30–7:00 p.m. Welcome Ceremony: "Conceived in Liberty"
Presented by the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania
7:00–8:30 p.m. The Gettysburg Address Considered
- The Gettysburg Address in 1863: "We Are Met on a Great Battlefield"
- The Gettysburg Address in 2026: "The Unfinished Work"
- The Gettysburg Address in the Future: "Shall Not Perish From the Earth"
8:30 p.m. Cascading Taps around Lincoln Square
Students call for Lincoln.
8:45 p.m. Inside the Wills House (pre-recorded)
9:00 p.m. Sewards Impromptu Remarks
Thursday, November 19: Gettysburg Square and Gettysburg National Cemetery
6:40 a.m.
Lincoln, Seward, and Hay meet in front of Majestic Theater on Carlisle Street. They are driven out to the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center.
7:00 a.m.
President Lincoln, Secretary of State Seward, and John Hay tour the battlefield on Seminary Ridge Road by foot.
7:30 a.m.
Lincoln, Seward, and Hay are driven back to Majestic Theater.
10:00 a.m.
The town bells will ring (the bells ring for 2 minutes and 50 seconds) to alert the public that the procession has started.
10:00-11:00 a.m.
Procession leaves Wills House/Lincoln Square for the Soldiers' National Cemetery
12:00-2:00 p.m.
Arrive at Soldiers' National Cemetery.Participants gather on rostrum. Program commences.
2:30 p.m.
Selected participants stop at Gettysburg Presbyterian Church (200 people)
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Lincoln waves goodbye at the historic David Wills House.
Program Schedule – Gettysburg Address 250
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