June 30 -- 150th Anniversary Service at battlefield of Civil War: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

from National Park Service dot-gov = Gettysburg National Military Park "Gettysburg: A New Birth of Freedom" Commemorative Ceremony June 30, 2013 Musical prelude: 7:30 p.m. Ceremony: 8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Procession to the Soldiers' National Cemetery Luminaries in the Soldiers' National Cemetery from 9:00 p.m. until 10:30 p.m. Where: The main stage on the lawn near Meade's Headquarters, at Gettysburg National Military Park. What: This evening event will take place on an outdoor stage near Meade's Headquarters on the Gettysburg battlefield and will include music, a keynote address, and "Voices of History," a dramatic reading of eyewitness accounts written by soldiers and citizens swept into the events of the battle and its tragic aftermath. Keynote speaker will be historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Country music artist Trace Adkins will sing the National Anthem accompanied by the United States Military Academy Orchestra. The ceremony will end with a procession to the Soldiers' National Cemetery to see luminaries marking each of the more than 3,500 graves of soldiers killed in the battle of Gettysburg. The ceremony is sponsored by Gettysburg National Military Park and the Gettysburg Foundation and is free of charge. Parking: At the National Park Service Museum and Visitor Center, 1195 Baltimore Pike. Additional parking is available at satellite parking areas with a free shuttle to the event site running throughout the day. http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/150th-anniversary-events-2013.htm