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May Commemoration
162nd Anniversary Battle of New Market Commemoration
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 17, 2026 – 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
10 a.m. – Artillery Firing Kickoff
10 - 10:30 a.m. – Union Army Drill and Black Powder Demos
10:30 - 11 a.m. – Medical Demo
11:15 - 11:45 a.m. – Drill Instruction with Confederate Army
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. – Guided Battlefield Tour
12:30 - 1 p.m. – Artillery Demo & Talk
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. – Medical Demo
2 - 2:30 p.m. – Drill Instruction with Union Army
2:30 - 3 p.m. – Confederate Army Drill and Black Powder Demos
3 - 3:45 p.m.—Guided Battlefield Tour
3:15 - 3:45 p.m.– Artillery Demo & Talk
3:30 - 4:15 p.m. – Battle of New Market Talk
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. – Civil War Era Rounders Game (Baseball)
5 p.m. – Museum and grounds close to public
Film Showings
10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.
SUNDAY SCHEDULE
9:45 - 10:45 a.m. – Union Army Drill & Walk to 54th PA Monument for Ceremony
10:30 - 11:15 a.m.—Guided Battlefield Tour
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. – Medical Demo
11:15 - 11:30 a.m. – Confederate Ceremony at Woodson’s Monument
Immediately Following Confederate Ceremony – Cadet Ceremony at Orchard Fence plus Artillery Firing
12:15 - 12:45 p.m. – Artillery Demo & Talk
1 - 1:30 p.m. – Confederate Drill & Live Black Powder Demos
1:45 - 2:15 p.m. – Medical Demo
2:15 - 3 p.m. – Guided Battlefield Tour
5 p.m. – Museum & Grounds Close to the public
No 9 a.m. Film
Programming Offered All Weekend
Military Camp Life
Cooking Demonstrations at the Bushong Farm
Civil War Music
Bushong Farm and House open for self-guided tours
Period games & dancing at the Bushong Farm
Shopping in the General’s Store
Weekend Map
