Reviews

My original interest in this kind of tour comes from my nephews passion of the Civil War and we wanted to travel together at least once. Was interested in doing the Band of Brothers tour, which is how I knew that SAHT had these Civil War Tours. Because of the whole covid situation still lingering we decided to do The Hallowed Ground tour. We were not disappointed!!! Touring all the different sites, of where not only the battles happened but how the citizens on both sides of the conflict were entrenched in some of these battles was a point of view that I had not stop to long to wonder about. Gerry Prokopowicz’s knowledge, understanding & perspective of this time in our history was captivating, interesting as well as respectful toward the subject matter!!! Love how he was able to incorporate the human aspect of this important part of our history!!! His passion on the subject pours through, not only in his explanation of things but in his continued interest in still being in awe of new discoveries!!! Openness to questions & different points of views with a respectful way of explaining them was humbling!!! Connie Kennedy, our guardian angel, was equally as passionate in making sure that every person got to enjoy the tour to the degree in which we wanted to experience it!!! Her love of history & the joy it brings us comes through in her loving, caring & respectful way of making sure we are having the ultimate experience!!! Smiling every day & being of good humour was greatly appreciated!!! Hal our trusted good humoured
transportation specialist didn’t only get us to places on time safely, he also was part of the tours ability to make us feel welcomed as well as taken care of in every aspect possible!!! These three individuals, along with the support staff of Jenni, Carmen, Terri & Cheryl, made it impossible not to have an eyeopening, educational & amazing tour!!!

As for the tour itself and the content of the tour, it was as exceptional as the wonderful people that guided us as well as those who were individually informative and passionate about the separate subject matters they taught us about!!! There is a tremendous amount of content packed into the tour but with a relaxed feeling of taking it all in!!! So much information as well as sights to see and so little time to see it all but it was done exceptionally well!!! Got to see and learn a lot with the time we had!!! Well laid out to take in the most of what there is to experience!!!

From my experience on this one tour with SAHT, I know that I will definitely tour with them again!!! If we are as well guided, taught and taken care of as I felt on this tour, it is a no brainer, I will take other tours with them in the future!!! The entire staff I had the privilege & honour to experience on this tour made it possible to enjoy it to the fullest with no misfortunes!!! Food & lodging were part of the experience that your staff made sure we were happy and always well taken care of!!!

My heartfelt gratitude & appreciation for Gerry, Connie, Hal, Jenni, Carmen, Terri & Cheryl for making this an experience of a lifetime!!!

With James Arnold as our historian, he brought life to the battles fought. The tour manager, Nick, and our driver Hal, were exceptional. All three gentlemen worked together to provide a wonderful experience. The accommodations were excellent and meals provided were great. It is an experience well worth the cost and certainly would do it again! (Bring comfortable walking shoes!)

If ever I could call a tour “perfect,” this would be it. Jack Mountcastle is not only a walking encyclopedia, but he’s funny and entertaining. The tour was especially meaningful to me since I was able to walk where my Civil War relative walked, and share from his journal. Savannah, our “fixer” and Hal, the driver, were wonderful. An added attraction was the happy group of like-minded tour participants. We all learned so much and left with our heads filled with facts, and our hearts filled with new friendships.

I took the Hallowed Ground Tour in May 2018 and have time to reflect on this marvelous experience. I read and watched quite a bit before the tour, but there is no substitute for visiting the sites where history was made. My highlights were standing on Little Round Top, walking Pickett’s charge, and seeing the Union river crossing site at Fredericksburg. My personal favorite was the Minnesota memorial at Gettysburg where the 1st Volunteer regiment held the Union line with an 82% casualty count on the 2nd day. Gerry P our historian was excellent in addition to his hidden musical talents. Matt B our guide was excellent as well. If you want to understand how our nation became one from many, this tour is for you.