June 9-12, 2025

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 

The Leadership in the Field: From Battlefield to Potato Field experience will offer unique opportunities that utilize the resources of America’s most revered battlefield to help facilitate experiential teaching and support effective leadership development. 

During the summer of 1863, America faced a turning point in its history—the very survival of our young country was in question. Its fate was determined by the actions of those who led 165,000 Confederate and Union soldiers during the costliest, most decisive struggle in American history. 

At Gettysburg, ordinary people were asked to do extraordinary things. 

The Battle of Gettysburg offers a robust case for the study of leadership: the complexity of battle, the size of the opposing armies, and the wide spectrum of personalities represented by the military leadership and civilians offer a wide range of perspectives. 

Character, communication, team building, humility, flexibility, resilience, strategic or visionary thinking, problem-solving under pressure, and accountability: are just a few of the many lessons for which experiential learning at Gettysburg is effective.

The program on the battlefield is conducted by the Gettysburg Foundation's Higher Ground Leadership at Gettysburg.