Our 20th Maine tour was a unanimous success.  Participants who sent in their tour evaluations, rated our trip with 10's and 9's!

“Marty & Ed have raised the bar! I don’t see how the other tours I plan to take this year can possibly match this one.”  Kirk Hinman

"Ed Bearss – as always, America’s best historian! Marty, you did a great job doing the pre-trip organizing and managing the trip.” – Cal Capoot

"Marty, you have a gift for working with people and remaining calm & collected." – Marty Walsh

“Ed Bearss: A+, as always!   Marty:  outstanding!”      

    - Richard Thompson

In May 2007, in the company of pre-eminent Civil War battlefield guide Ed Bearss, our group followed in the footsteps of the 20th Maine from Gettysburg to Appomattox Courthouse.  With Ed we walked some of the most hallowed ground of the Civil War, visited several private, historic homes not open to the general public; and enjoyed some wonderful meals.

Highlights Included:

*a festive welcome dinner in a private dining room at historic Gadsbys Tavern in Old Town Alexandria

* a specially arranged tour of Braehead, the private home where General Robert E. Lee had breakfast hours before the opening salvos of the Battle of Fredericksburg.

* a private after-hours tour of the award-winning National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, followed by a sumptuous dinner.

*  a catered lunch and private tour of an historic home situated on the battlefield of Sutherland Station.