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DAY 1-3

Charleston, SC

WELCOME

• Orientation and Get Acquainted Social
• Welcome Dinner
• H.L. Hunley Submarine Tour--one of the most unique tourist experiences available in Charleston
• Local Lunch
• McLeod Plantation Historic Site
• Carriage Tour Of Old Town Charleston--Experience 25-30 blocks of Charleston’s historic downtown district
• Cruise thru Charleston Harbor to Fort Sumter Site - Experience where the Civil War began…the ONLY tour that stops at Fort Sumter and disembarks visitors to spend time on the National Historical Park.

DAY 4

Columbia, SC

DRIVING MILES 121

• Relic Room and Military Museum--a unique opportunity to discover and explore the state’s military history
• OPTIONAL--South Carolina State House--The South Carolina State House and grounds of the Capitol Complex are home to many beautiful portraits, monuments, plaques and other works of art.

DAY 5-7

Cartersville / Marietta GA

DRIVING MILES 209

• Shuttle to Downtown Cartersville
• Lunch at Local Restaurant
• Southern Museum of Civil War
• Lunch on Your Own
• Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

DAY 8-9

Chattanooga, TN

DRIVING MILES 125

• Campground Cookout – food, fun and friends!
• Incline Railway to the top of Lookout Mountain--The thrill of riding "America's Most Amazing Mile" has delighted guests for over a century.
• Battles for Chattanooga atop Lookout Mountain--lets you experience the battles as they were fought over 150 years ago – the battles that sealed the fate of the confederacy.
• Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park Self Drive Tour--Join a park ranger for a 90 minute to 2 hour car caravan tour of the battlefield.

DAY 10

Greeneville, TN

DRIVING MILES 175

• Campground Cookout

DAY 11-12

Lexington, VA

DRIVING MILES 224

• OPTIONAL ENROUTE- Stand in Two States at Once--Two great states, two fantastic cities, one incredibly welcoming community – that’s Bristol!
• Private Motorcoach Transportation
• Lexington City Tour--includes stops at the Burial of Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee and the Virginia Military Institute and Museum
• Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery--General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, and Margaret Junkin Preston - the Civil War Poet Laureate of the South - are buried here.
• Virginia Military Institute Museum Guided Tour--collects, preserves, interprets and exhibits the heritage of VMI as recorded in the 15,000 artifact collection.
• Local Lunch
• Jackson House Tour

DAY 13-16

Appomattox VA

DRIVING MILES 98

• McLean House - Site of Robert E. Lee's Surrender
• Appomattox Court House National Historical Park--experience the history of the village that was the site of the surrender in 1865
• American Civil War Museum-Appomattox--Appomattox is deeply embedded in the consciousness of people from the many states and nations who study the Civil War and American history.
• Free Day for Appomattox Activities
• Civil War Re-enactment & Activities

DAY 17

Harpers Ferry, WV

DRIVING MILES 82

• OPTIONAL - ENROUTE Battle of New Market
• Guided Tour of Harpers Ferry National Historic Park -- A visit to this quaint, historic community, at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, is like stepping into the past.

DAY 18-20

Gettysburg, PA

DRIVING MILES 54

• ENROUTE - Antietam National Battlefield Entry Fee
• Antietam National Battlefield
• OPTIONAL: Gettysburg Beyond The Battle Museum
• Battle of Gettysburg Private Guided Tour-- recounting the events of those fateful three days and the strategies used by both armies to better understand the decisions made!
• Farewell Dinner
• Goodbye Continental Breakfast – grab some food and coffee before we part ways