For over two decades, we have been tailoring comprehensive bus and walking tours to the hallowed sites where American history unfolded. By laying eyes upon the scene, and walking the ground in conversation with the most authoritative and passionate guides, we gain a fuller understanding of the events that transpired there.

QUICK LINKS
NEZ PERCE WAR • SOUTH MOUNTAIN • WILDERNESS & SPOTSYLVANIA • MODOC WAR • APACHE WARS
(CONFERENCE) SELDOM HEARD HISTORY of the CIVIL WAR ERA

      AUGUST 2026

The Flight of the Nez Perce (8 days)
and the Battle of the Little Bighorn (1 day)
August  22–September 1, 2026 MOTOR COACH tour with Neil Mangum
— only two spots still available for this tour --

      OCTOBER 2026

"Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here"
The Battles of
​South Mountain
BATTLEFIELD GUIDES:
DANA SHOAF ​& STEVEN STOTELMYER

TOUR DATES:  October 9-11, 2026
HEADQUARTERS HOTEL:
Hilton Garden Inn, 7226 Corporate Court
Frederick, Maryland 21703 
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Dana B. Shoaf is Director of Interpretation for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. Previously, he was editor-in-chief of HistoryNet—publisher of nine history magazines—and editor for Civil War Times and America’s Civil War magazines. ​
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Steven R. Stotelmyer is a NPS Certified Antietam & South Mountain Battlefield Guide, and author of From Frederick to Sharpsburg (2023). He was a founding member of the Central Maryland Heritage League, a non-profit preserving the South Mountain Battlefield. 

      MAY 2027

4th annual Central Coast Conference

Seldom Heard History of the Civil War Era
Stanton Center, Monterey, California, May 7–9, 2027

A full weekend of presentations in the Stanton Center Theater in beautiful Monterey, California. The Stanton Center is situated on the Custom House Plaza, bordering the Monterey State Historic Park. The schedule of presentations will be posted soon. For 2027, we're excited to welcome another stellar lineup of historians. ​
Featured Speakers: Elizabeth Varon, Professor of American History, University of Virginia •  GORDON RHEA, Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands • BRIG. GENERAL TY SEIDULE, Professor Emeritus of History, West Point, Joshua Chamberlain Fellow at Hamilton College • HILARY GREEN, Professor of Africana Studies, Davidson College • KEVIN LEVIN, Boston-based educator, Author and Historian • DANA SHOAF, Director of Interpretation, National Museum of Civil War Medicine

      JUNE 2027

The Wilderness & Spotsylvania
Exclusive hiking tour with historian
June 3–6, 2027 (Fredericksburg, VA)
​Gordon Rhea

On this entirely unique, four-day tour, Gordon will conducts hikes along every step of the NPS trails on these two battlefields, interpreting along the way. He'll also take the group to some rarely-seen private sites, to discuss the monumental opening battles of Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign. Headquarters hotel will be in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 

​Gordon Rhea and Dave Woodbury
​following the Overland Campaign of 1864

      AUGUST 2027

Modoc War
​in the Lava Beds

Historian-guided battlefield tours
August 12–14, 2027
(Klamath Falls, Oregon)

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Photo: Kintpuash, or "Captain Jack" of the Modoc, in
1864. He led 52 warriors in a lengthy confrontation with
the U.S. Army in the Lava Beds of Northern California.
​[Oregon Historical Society]

      OCTOBER 2027

The Apache Wars
in Old Arizona and New Mexico
​Historian-guided, small group van tour 
​October 15–22, 2027 (Phoenix)


​Naiche (left) and Geronimo at Ft. Bowie
just before they were exiled to Florida.
Arizona Historical Society

WOODBURY HISTORICAL TOURS • PO BOX 60085 • PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306