The Monterey Pass Battlefield Association

To educate, to interpret and to preserve


"Our goal is to identify & raise awareness to educate the public about the historical Civil War significance of the Monterey Area."

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To make a tax deductible donation for land preservation, please send a letter of support and a check or money order payable to: Washington Township C/O The Monterey Pass Battlefield 13013 Welty Road Waynesboro, PA. 17268.

Our Next Meeting

October 21, 2010, Washington Township Meeting Room, 6:30

Our Next Event

September 11-12, Fire on the Mountain, Fox’s Gap - Join South Mountain State Battlefield for their annual “Fire on the Mountain” living history weekend. Come and see living historians portray members of Confederate Brigadier General Samuel Garland’s North Carolina Brigade and Union Brigadier General Jacob Cox’s Kanawha Division. Guided walking tours will feature vignettes of specific aspects from the Battle for Fox’s Gap. At these vignettes, living historians will demonstrate tactics, drill, and soldier life, as well as firing demonstrations, as were described by veterans of the battle.

Recommended Reading

Monterey Pass: Pennsylvania's Second Largest Battle 32 page guide book by John A. Miller. Find out how to get your copy today

Other MPBA Pages

Be sure to check out John A. Miller's "War Returns to South Mountain" Blog

The Battle of Monterey Pass Committee

Presents

An Evening with Ed Bearss

A Battlefield Preservation Symposium

November 5th, 2010

From 6:00 pm—10:00 pm at the Blue Ridge Summit Fire Hall

Registration Deadline: October 25th

Pre-registration: $35.00 | $45.00 at the door

Other guest speakers include, Ted Alexander, Chief Historian, Antietam National Battlefield and John A. Miller, Historian, South Mountain State Battlefield.

This event is sponsored by Washington Township, The Monterey Pass Battlefield Association, The Franklin County Visitors Bureau, and The Chambersburg Civil War Seminars.

Click here for a Registration Form

All proceeds from this event goes into preservation of the Monterey Pass Battlefield for land acquisition.