Saturday, October 1

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Places of the Heart: Women in the Civil War
Meet outside Judiciary Square Metro, F St. exit across from the National Building Museum, 401 F St., NW. End at Willard Hotel, 14th St. and Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

Metro Start: Judiciary Square, F St. Exit Metro End: Metro Center
Fitness: Low, 1 mile
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Audio enhancer
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality

Whether seamstress, nurse, or President’s wife, women played an important role in the Civil War. On this family friendly tour follow a costumed guide, complete with props for adults and children, and learn about Elizabeth Keckly, Clara Barton, Mary Todd Lincoln, Julia Dent Grant, and Varina Howell Davis. This interactive tour will be interesting and active for all ages.

Presented and led by Melanie La Force of Hypolite Tours.

10:30 am - 12:30 pm *FULL*
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination with Anthony Pitch
Meet at the Andrew Jackson Statue in the center of Lafayette Square, off of H St. and between Jackson and Madison Pls., NW. End at Ford's Theatre, 511 Tenth St., NW.

Fitness: Low, 1 mile
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Audio Enhancer
Reservations required: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm *FULL*
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality

Based on tour leader's award-winning book "They Have Killed Papa Dead!" and as featured on C-SPAN TV. See where Lincoln delivered his last speech, where John Wilkes Booth vowed to kill him; where another conspirator stabbed the Secretary of State; where Andrew Johnson took the oath of office succeeding Lincoln, and where the beloved 16th President died.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization Anecdotal History Tours and led by licensed tour guide and award-winning author Anthony Pitch.

2:15 - 4:15 pm *FULL*
Investigation: Detective McDevitt on Lincoln's Assassination
Meet at Ford's Theatre, 511 Tenth St., NW. End at Lafayette Square, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.

Metro Start: Metro Center
Metro End: McPherson Square
Fitness: Low, 1.4 miles
Audio Enhancer
Reservations required: 2:15 - 4:15 pm *FULL*
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality

On the night of April 14, 1865, Detective James McDevitt was on duty at the Washington Metropolitan Police headquarters, a half-block from Ford’s Theatre. Just before 10:30, frantic witnesses rushed in with horrifying news: President Lincoln had been shot at the theater. Join Detective McDevitt as he revisits the sites and reexamines the clues from the investigation into the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy. Tour takes place outside only.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization Ford's Theatre and led by a Ford’s Theatre professional actor Landon Nagel.

3 – 5 pm
DC by Foot: Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination Tour
Meet at the Andrew Jackson Statue in the center of Lafayette Square, off of H St. and between Jackson and Madison Pls., NW. End outside Ford's Theatre, 10th and E Sts., NW.

Metro Start: McPherson Square
Metro End: Metro Center
Fitness: Low, 1.2 miles
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Reservations required: 3 - 5 pm
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality, Kid Friendly, Neighborhood History

It was a night that changed the history of a nation forever. Journey back in time with your guide to learn about the three-pronged attack designed to decapitate the U.S. Government. Shrouded in mystery, intrigue and conspiracy, the assassination of the 16th U.S. President has facinated Americans for 147 years. Come along on this family-friendly tour to meet the characters, walk the streets, and see the buildings where this great drama played out. Delivered in a narrative, storytelling style with the first hour of three stops taking place in Lafayette Square before strolling down Pennsylvania Avenue to hear the rest of the story.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization DC by Foot and led by tour guides Richard Zielinski and Jim Pearson.

3 - 5:15 pm
History, Culture, and Nature within the Civil War Defenses of Washington
Meet at the flagpole at Fort Stevens, corner of 13th and Quackenbos Sts., NW. End at Fort Reno Park, Donaldson Pl., NW.

Metro Start: Georgia Ave-Petworth; 70 Bus, south from Silver Spring or north from Georgia Ave-Petworth
Metro End: Tenleytown-AU
Fitness: High, 3 miles
Subjects: Civil War, Development, Natural Environment

This portion of the Civil War Defenses of Washington provides a condensed experience of the historical, cultural, and natural resources available within the network of forts. Hear about the Civil War history of the fort sites, how they became important to the cultural development of surrounding areas, and to see a unique natural environment within an urban landscape. The journey goes from Fort Stevens through Rock Creek Park to Fort DeRussy and ends at Fort Reno Park. Note: a very short portion with no marked trail or sidewalk. Closed-toed shoes, bug spray, and hats are recommended.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization National Park Service (NPS) - Civil War Defenses of Washington and led by NPS Ranger Mark Maloy.

Sunday, October 2

11 am - 1 pm
Abraham Lincoln’s Washington by Washington Walks
Meet outside McPherson Square Metro, White House exit, 1400 I St., NW. End at Ford's Theatre, 511 Tenth St., NW.

Metro Start: McPherson Square
Metro End: Metro Center
Fitness: Low, 1 mile
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Reservations required: 11 am - 1 pm
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality, Neighborhood History

As a young man, Abraham Lincoln “feared of achieving nothing that would make men remember him.” A single gunshot ensured that he would never be forgotten. He served as U.S. president during the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict to have occurred on American soil. Washington, DC was the crucible in which Lincoln’s momentous years in office were cast. Although the downtown neighborhood adjacent to the White House has retained little of its Civil War-era character, the events of Lincoln’s time in the city come to life if you know where to look, whether you are studying a 20th century office building or a Victorian row house. The busy streets are not that different today than they would have been in the 1860s, when the president himself made his way--except that 21st century Washingtonians benefit from sidewalks upon which to tread and paved thoroughfares on which to drive. In Lincoln’s day it would have been a muddy slog. However you make your way, the climax of the Lincoln’s Washington story was tragic: he was the first American leader to be assassinated.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization Washington Walks and led by Washington Walks tour guide David Kaplan.

1:30 - 3 pm
Civil War Sites Along the Brightwood Heritage Trail
Meet at Heritage Trail sign #2, corner of Georgia Ave. and Madison St., NW. End at Fort Stevens, SE corner of 13th and Quackenbos Sts., NW at Heritage Trail sign #17.

Fitness: Moderate
Metro Start: Georgia Ave-Petworth; 70 Bus, south from Silver Spring or north from Georgia Ave-Petworth
Metro End: Georgia Ave-Petworth
Fitness: Moderate, 1.5 miles
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Reservations required: 1:30 - 3 pm
Neighborhood Heritage Trail
Subjects: Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality, Neighborhood History

Join a Union uniform-clad guide as he weaves a journey through eight Civil War sites along the Brightwood Heritage Trail [link to Heritage Trail sign]. In early July 1864, some 15,000 Rebels led by General Jubal A. Early marched south following a victory on the Monocacy River, near Frederick, Maryland, and engaged in a fierce but brief fight with Union troops comprised, in part, of reserve and recently hospitalized soldiers. Early's forces retreated to Virginia and the only Civil War battle fought in the District of Columbia was over. Relive the Battle of Fort Stevens and view one of the nation's smallest National Military cemeteries.

Presented by Cultural Tourism DC member organization Washington Walks and led by professional DC licensed tour guide Dwane Starlin.

3 - 3:45 pm
The Civil War Era in Foggy Bottom
Meet and end outside the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro exit at the Statue of George Washington, west side of 23rd and I Sts., NW.

Metro Start: Foggy Bottom-GWU
Metro End: Foggy Bottom-GWU
Fitness: Low, 14 blocks
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Subjects: Architecture, Civil War, Historical Figure/Personality

See little-known Civil War era historic sites as you journey through historic Foggy Bottom. Highlights include the house where Secretary of State William Seward lived while a Senator from New York, a hospital visited by First Lady Mary Lincoln, the home of the first head of the U.S. Weather Bureau, and a building where John Wilkes Booth plotted the assassination of President Lincoln.

Presented and led by Civil War lecturer and author Burrus Carnahan.