One Hundred Nights of Taps, Gettysburg, 2025
For the 9th year, beginning on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26, 2025) and running through Labor Day, the notes of “Taps” will once more fill the air every evening as the famous 24-note call is sounded at the Pennsylvania Monument in Gettysburg National Military Park (Location:
The monument is located south of Gettysburg, on Hancock Avenue at Pleasonton Avenue, which is also a stop on the Gettysburg Battlefield Tour (Tour #12).
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania sponsors One Hundred Nights of Taps, Gettysburg in partnership with Gettysburg National Military Park, Taps for Veterans, Gettysburg’s Licensed Battlefield Guides, and Eisenhower National Historic Site. The program runs nightly at 7 P. M.
During the formal Taps program at 7 P. M. representatives from the Lincoln Fellowship and guest Licensed Battlefield Guides offer brief historical vignettes. Called Enduring Pathways, these focus on Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, the history of Taps, and the Soldiers’ National Monument, with topics changing nightly.
The volunteer buglers include active-duty military musicians, military veterans, Civil War living historians and musicians, community band members, high school and college students, and music teachers.
About the Lincoln Fellowship:
Established in 1938, the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania honors the memory and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln through the annual commemoration of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and rededication of Gettysburg National Cemetery every November 19th, the maintenance of the “Return Visit” statue on Gettysburg’s historic Lincoln Square, active support for Gettysburg National Military Park’s educational Traveling Trunk program, and the “One Hundred Nights of Taps, Gettysburg” program, which occurs in Gettysburg National Cemetery each summer.
Mission
Founded in 1938, the primary purposes of the Fellowship are to honor the legacy and memory of President Abraham Lincoln, to commemorate the Gettysburg Address and the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, to educate the public about history related to President Lincoln and the Cemetery, and to advance our nation’s highest values and principles and to promote positive civic engagement as reflected in the words and actions of President Lincoln.
The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania is a 501(c)3 Organization
P. O. Box 3372, Gettysburg, PA 17325
Email: lincolnfellowshipofpa@gmail.com