John Brown’s War:
A Tour in the Footsteps of one of America’s Most Enigmatic Figures
April 18, 2026
7 am – 8 pm
Join Harpers Ferry National Historical Park’s Chief Historian Emeritus, Dennis Frye, for a special, full-day program traversing the key sites associated with John Brown’s famed 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry.
As America commemorates its 250th anniversary, explore the enduring ideals of freedom, equality, and democracy, and the ways in which John Brown understood his own role in manifesting those ideas.
$150.00/person. Price includes full-day program and NPS entry fee; bus transportation from either Gettysburg College or Shepherd University to Harpers Ferry, Charles Town, and John Brown’s Headquarters at the Kennedy Farm; and a group dinner at the Bavarian Inn, in Shepherdstown. Participants will purchase lunch on their own in Harpers Ferry.
Visit HERE to register! Limited seating available; first-come, first-served!
Sponsored by the George Tyler Moore Center for Study of the Civil War at Shepherd University and the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College. Proceeds help to support both the Civil War Institute and the Civil War Center.
