CONFEDERATES TAKE THE
SHRIVER HOUSE - TWO KILLED!
Gettysburg’s
Shriver
House
Museum
to Hold July Reenactment
Gettysburg
,
PA
–
April 25, 2008 – On
Saturday, July 5, 2008 from
5
to
9 pm
Confederates will occupy the home of George and Hettie (Weikert) Shriver just
as they did in July, 1863. Visitors are invited to talk to the soldiers to learn “first-hand” what
occurred during those three days of terror in the streets of
Gettysburg
. Hear how Hettie took her two
girls, Sadie (7) and Mollie (5), to seek safety outside town only to find
herself deep within the battle lines.
 This
living history presentation provides visitors an opportunity to speak with
Confederate soldiers as they prepare for battle.
Watch the sharpshooters as they occupy the attic, fire muskets at their
enemy on Cemetery Hill and, in some cases, take their last breath before meeting
their maker. Visitors can also see
where Civil War medical supplies and live
cartridges were discovered during the restoration of the Shrivers’ home 133
years after the fighting ended. After
visiting the make-shift hospital set up in the summer kitchen at the conclusion
of the tour, visitors can share a root beer with the soldiers in Shriver’s
Saloon and meet some of
Gettysburg
’s “local” citizens who also have harrowing stories to share.
The Battle of Gettysburg encompassed not only the surrounding countryside
but the streets of this historic town as well.
This is the only reenactment to take place in
the streets of
Gettysburg
.
The Shrivers’ home was painstakingly restored in 1996 and is now open to
the public as a heritage museum.
Tours
offers special insight into the lives of the people of
Gettysburg
and how the Civil War, and in particular the Battle of Gettysburg, affected
them. The story is told through the
eyes of the George and Hettie Shriver whose home was just a few months old when
the Civil War started. The tour also
gives a glimpse into the lifestyles, customs, and furnishings of the 1860’s.
The
Shriver
House
Museum
has earned numerous awards including the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission’s Historic Preservation Award.
The Museum has been used as a filming site for PBS, A&E, HGTV, BBC,
CNN, and The History Channel. For
additional information on the
Shriver
House
Museum
,
please call 717-337-2800.
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