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.
JUST FINISHED: 3rd Central Coast Conference
SELDOM HEARD HISTORY
of the Civil War Era — May 1-3, 2026 • Monterey, California
Featuring: BROOKS SIMPSON, Professor of History, Arizona State University • GORDON RHEA, Attorney General of the U.S. Virgin Islands • LESLEY GORDON, Professor of History, University of Alabama • LORIEN FOOTE, Professor of History, Texas A&M University • DAVID POWELL, Author and Historian • DEAN CALBREATH, Pulitzer-winning Investigative Journalist • KEVIN LEVIN, Boston-based educator, Author and Historian
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AUGUST 2026 (tour)
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
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We'll follow the Nez Percé National Historic Trail from Spokane, Washington to Great Falls, Montana, through some of the most beautiful landscapes of the American West, including the Nez Percé route through Yellowstone National Park. The tour will visit all of the major sites of this epic, 1,170-mile journey. Along the way, we'll detour for a one-day examination of the Battle of the Little Bighorn (where once upon a time Neil Mangum served as Superintendent). The year 2026 marks the 150th anniversary of the battle. [After years of fantastic tours, this will likely be the final outing with Neil as our guide. Visit the tour page to reserve your seats. ]
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Ride in comfort: lay-back seats, USB outlets, & on-board restroom
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Above: Neil Mangum on the Bear Paw Battlefield, during our 2022 tour. Right: The Keogh Sector at the Little Bighorn.
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NEW TOUR ADDED FOR FALL 2026
"Hell is Empty and all the Devils are Here"
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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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Dr. Clemens, editor & annotator of Ezra Carman’s 1,800-page narrative of the Maryland Campaign of September 1862 (three vols., Savas Beatie), will speak on the Iron Brigade.
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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.
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June 2027 (tour)
The Wilderness & Spotsylvania
Exclusive hiking tour with historian Gordon Rhea
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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.
Other tours in the hopper . . .— The Modoc War of 1872-1873
— Civil War to Cold War in New Mexico — The Portolá Expedition of 1769-1770 (San Diego to San Francisco) — The Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail (Tucson to San Francisco) |
Gordon Rhea and Dave Woodbury following the Overland Campaign of 1864
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