Confederates take the Shriver House

Each year during the re-enactment weekend for the Battle of Gettysburg there is a special presentation at the Shriver House.  On Saturday evening at 5PM the program starts in front of the Shriver House with Hettie Shriver and other townspeople excitedly talking about what they are going to do with the Confederates coming into town.  The next thing you see are the Confederates coming around the corner and entering the house.

As you tour the house, you see the Confederates moving through the home.  Up in the attic you see the men shouting their guns out of the window, just like they did during the battle.  And, in the cellar there are folks discussing medicine and surgery during the war.

Lastly, the Shriver Saloon is open where you can get some snacks and root beer where you can talk with the re-enactors. 

Despite the intense heat we had this weekend everyone seemed to still have a good time.  The fellas in the attic had to switch out more often because of the terrible heat, but no one minded lingering in the Saloon in the cellar as it was nice and cool. 

This event takes place every year on the Saturday evening of the re-enactment weekend, so hopefully you might get a chance to see it one of these years.