Parker Hills

Why take a tour?

It's one thing to read a book, it's another to watch a film. It's an entirely different experience to visit the hallowed ground where history occurred. We take you to that hallowed ground and bring its meaning alive.
We emphasize the historical context and highlight the campaign strategies to allow you to get to the why of any battle rather than merely learning the what.
We cover topics like "the face of secession" as we travel the South Carolina Low Country, Grant's Road to Destiny in Vicksburg, the Fugitive Slave Law and the impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin on the world psyche, and a serious study of leadership in the Gettysburg Campaign. See our Civil War Tour Schedule.

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Looking at the river from the fortifications near Trophy Point above the river.

Looking at the river from the fortifications near Trophy Point. Only by looking from both directions was the superiority and critical nature of the plains at West Point obvious.

Join us to experience the history of the United States as you can in no other way, touring the locations where the events happened, led by experts who share their detailed knowledge of what occurred, why it mattered then and why it matters now.

Since 1994, the Blue and Gray Education Society has been America’s Leading Nonprofit, Civil War Educational Organization.

For 2013, our schedule includes The Bermuda Hundred Campaign and Receding Tide, The Gettysburg Campaign.

Grant's 1963 Bayou Campaign

BGES goes and takes clients where no one else dares go–here we are in the back roads of Mississippi following Grant’s 1863 Bayou Expeditions.

For 2013, we’ve added a new series of affordable programs designed for an early Friday get away and Sunday evening return. Our ”

See our Schedule of upcoming 2013 American Civil War Tours.