To hear the echo of musket fire or the shallow bark of orders to the front line, you'd have to relive the Battle of Gettysburg or simply listen as tales of this historic battle are retold.

“Tales of Gettysburg” reveals stories not forgotten throughout history as told by Charles Snyder, Civil War buff and retired director of secondary education and registrar of Wells College.

The Morgan Opera House will provide this venue into the past for the compelling and enlightening “Tales of Gettysburg” as told by this knowledgeable storyteller.

“I started 50 years ago, taking seniors to the senior trip,” Snyder said. “We used to stop at Gettysburg on the way to Washington (D.C.), and I wrote a bus tour for the battlefield.” Snyder's written tour became very popular for school field trips. He had given several copies to numerous schools for their Gettysburg stops.

Snyder's tales involve stories “not of the battle,” he explained, but of people and actions throughout that period.

“They're stories of people who went through the battle and also of those who didn't survive,” he said. “Some are humorous, some are sad.”

Snyder's compilation of stories describe scenes from the familiar battle “hot spots” such as Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Wheat Field, the Peach Orchard and Cemetery Ridge.

If you go

What: “Tales of Gettysburg”

When: 2 p.m. Sunday

Where: Morgan Opera House, Aurora

Cost: Free, donations welcome