Carroll 250 Event: Citizen Meets Soldier Presented by Union Mills Homestead

Experience the days surrounding Lee’s Second Invasion of the North, when small towns in Carroll County — including Union Mills — saw the movement of both Union and Confederate Armies, supply wagons, stragglers, and wounded soldiers.

Explore encampments, the original structures that witnessed the days around Gettysburg, and historic displays interpreting this period on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union Mills Homestead.

Schedule subject to change.

• Saturday, July 18:
• 10:00 Grounds Open
• 10:30 Infantry Demonstration
• 1:00 Guest Speaker: Gary L. Dyson – Loyalties Revealed: The Civil War Soldiers of Carroll and Frederick Counties
• 2:00 Infantry Demonstration
• 4:00 Grounds Close
• Sunday, July 19:
• 10:00 Grounds Open
• 10:30 Infantry Demonstration
• 12:00 Live Recording: The History Things Podcast
• 1:00 Infantry Demonstration
• 3:00 Camp Breakdown begins

Living History Stations for 2026 Event:

• Shriver family at Union Mills
• Grist Mill
• Provost Guard [Military Police]
• U.S. infantry
• Prisoners of war
• Blacksmith

Please contact Union Mills Homestead with any questions by calling 410.848.2288.