Monterey Pass Battlefield Park & Museum

We had a great time Saturday with the ensembles of the WASH Music Department in the park. The finale was a choral performance (below). Enjoy, and hope to see you for many future events, musical and otherwise, at Monterey Park (montereypassbattlefield.org/calendar).

The Waynesboro High School Music Department is offering "a cappella" choral and instrumental ensembles this Saturday, May 22nd, 2 - 4 pm. Seven ensembles will be on the lower trails as shown in this link "https://chrisritter6.wixsite.com/washs/monterey-pass-2021". Come and enjoy our first "Music in the Park" event for this year. Food and beverages to be supplied by Chicago Charlie’s Hot Dogs and Antietam Dairy. Inclement weather day is Sunday, the 23rd. For more on this year's events, visit our website at "montereypassbattlefield.org/calendar/".

Online Program Tells Story of Lee’s Retreat & Today’s Restored Battlefield Lee’s retreat from Gettysburg was plagued by thunderstorms and mud. With 50,000 troop...s to move to the safety of Virginia, and his 60 miles-long wagon train of wounded and supplies, his journey was arduous. There were two routes to Virginia. The longer route extended west from Gettysburg through Cashtown Gap to Chambersburg, and from there south to Greencastle and on to the Potomac River at Williamsport, Maryland. The shorter and more direct route extended west to Fairfield, and up the mountain through Fairfield Gap and Monterey Gap, and then on to Hagerstown and Williamsport. Forty miles of wagon trains and infantry marched the shorter route, on winding mountain roads, in pouring rain, with poor visibility and mud. The wagons across Monterey consisted of Lieut. General Richard Ewell’s Corps Train and the Reserve Train of Major John Harman. In the late hours of July 4, 1863 and the early hours of July 5, the retreating Confederate forces were forced to fight on the precarious mountain roads. This engagement, now known as the Battle of Monterey Pass, is the second largest Civil War battle fought on Pennsylvania soil, involving 10,000 Union and Confederate forces. Join members of The Friends of Monterey Pass Battlefield - Darwin Seiler, Lee Royer, and John Gorman - as they retell the story of the battle and give you a video tour of the site today. Walk the mountain paths with your guide, enjoy the scenic views from visitor-friendly park trails, and explore the museum located on the site of the battle - all without leaving your comfortable armchair.

From the Friends of the Monterey Pass Battlefield we would like to wish.all of our members and followers a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. We hope to hear from all of you in the new year!

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Because of the corona virus we have made the decision to cancel our Winter Speaker's Series. We hope to hold the series next year

As we begin to plan for our expanded programs in 2021 we are in need of expanding our pool of volunteers. If you are interested in helping us in our pursuit of educating the public about our local history please contact us at [email protected]. or through our Facebook page. Please leave your name and email address and we will be in contact with you. Your involvement will be greatly appreciated.