{"product_id":"gettysburg-connections-at-antietam-ii-tour-at-antietam-battlefield-sunday-august-9-2026","title":"Gettysburg Connections at Antietam II - Tour at Antietam Battlefield, Sunday, August 9, 2026","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-outline-level: 1; background: #FAF9F7; margin: 24.0pt 0in 11.25pt 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 22.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eGettysburg Connections at Antietam II - Tour at Antietam Battlefield, Sunday, August 9, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eJoin us for our second \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGettysburg Connections at Antietam tour \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eof 2026! In partnership with our friends at the\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Antietam and Beyond Podcast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eSince our first \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGettysburg Antietam Connections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e tour in February was such a success, we will return to Antietam with Battlefield Guide Jim Smith for more Gettysburg-related stories from America’s single bloodiest day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eUnlike our first tour, this one will be a car caravan and include the south end of the battlefield. Look for familiar names including Meade, Longstreet, Stuart, Benning, Pender, Archer, A.P. Hill, Garnett, Kemper, and more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eReserve now as space will again be limited! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eWhen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e: Sunday, August 9, 2026. Start: 10:00 am. Expected End: 1:00 pm (Three hours). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eWhere\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e: Start Antietam Visitor Center\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e(As this will be a caravan tour, we want to limit to no more than 12-13 vehicles. Carpooling from the Visitor Center will be required.)  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eWalking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e: Some but likely not as much as the first tour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eRegistration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e $25 registration to cover Guide fee and NPS admission fees. As the Guide \u0026amp; NPS fees are based on number of attendees and vehicles, we might request a few dollars more (Guide gratuity, etc.) if needed. (This was not needed on our February tour.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eOur Antietam Tour Guide: Jim Smith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eA native of Miami, Florida, Jim Smith has been a certified battlefield guide at Antietam since 2018. Jim is a co-author of \u003ci\u003eArmies of Antietam\u003c\/i\u003e and wrote several chapters for \u003ci\u003eBrigades of Antietam\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommanders of Antietam\u003c\/i\u003e. He has an MA in history from the University of Georgia and undergraduate and law degrees from Duke University. A corporate lawyer for more than 25 years in the Washington, DC area, he has been with Hilton since 2011. Jim and his family live in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 11.25pt; line-height: normal; background: #FAF9F7;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003eBattle of Gettysburg Podcast and Hessler Spaugy “Beyond Gettysburg Tours”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #100e50; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\"\u003e Often imitated … never duplicated!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43534424834254,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/0643\/1694\/files\/IMG_9078.jpg?v=1779310549","url":"https:\/\/thebattleofgettysburgpodcast.com\/products\/gettysburg-connections-at-antietam-ii-tour-at-antietam-battlefield-sunday-august-9-2026","provider":"The Battle of Gettysburg Podcast","version":"1.0","type":"link"}