South Carolina – Central and Sherman’s Campaign

Sherman and many of his officers and troops looked forward to exacting revenge on South Carolina, birthplace of the Confederacy and scene of the first shots fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Sherman predicted his march through South Carolina would be “one of the most horrible things in the history of the world.” For … Read more

Indiana Civil War

Indiana, Abraham Lincoln’s boyhood home, contributed more than 200,000 men to the Union cause. More than 10 percent never returned home. For a few days in July 1863, Confederate raider John Hunt Morgan threw a scare into the state during his daring raid into the Northern states. Lincoln City Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Route 162 … Read more

Maryland: Civil War Trails Maps

Free, full-color map/brochures are available. To request a printed copy, please use one of the following methods: • Fill out our Free Info form for maps plus information about more Civil War sites in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. • Call 800-MDISFUN. • Visit www.mdwelcome.org. PDF Maps to Download The maps are large, … Read more

Maryland’s Civil War – Antietam Battlefield Hagerstown, Sharpsburg, More

Antietam National Battlefield Antietam National Battlefield Visitor Center 5831 Dunker Church Road, Sharpsburg MD 21782 301-432-5124 Intense fighting here in cornfields and woods, along creeks and roads, and around a tiny country church Sept. 17, 1862, resulted in the bloodiest single-day battle of the war. Federal losses were 12,410; Confederate casualties totaled 10,700. A driving … Read more

Civil War Georgia – Atlanta and Area Museums and Attractions

Atlanta History Center 130 West Paces Ferry Road NW, Atlanta GA 30305 404-814-4000 More than 1,400 Civil War-related objects are on display in the 9,200-foot “Turning Point: The American Civil War” exhibition. A year-by-year general overview features military, civilian and political themes. Open Monday–Saturday 10 am–5:30 pm; Sunday noon–5:30 pm. $14.50/adult (includes galleries and house … Read more

Washington DC – Civil War Material

Washington was a city of about 61,000 people at the outbreak of the war and not exactly a garden spot. Plagued by heat and humidity during the summer, the city became almost unlivable due, in part, to the “70 distinct stinks” coming from a sewage canal that ran near the current location of the National … Read more

Northern Alabama – Civil War

Stevenson Stevenson was a busy and strategic spot at the junction of Memphis and Charleston Railroad and the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. Pontoon bridge here allowed thousands of Union soldiers to advance into North Georgia during the Chattanooga Campaign. Stevenson Railroad Depot Museum 207 W Main St, Stevenson AL 35772 256-437-3012 Bricks salvaged from the … Read more

Civil War – Maryland

Cross the Potomac River with Robert E. Lee. Discover the “Lost Orders” with McClellan and fight the battles of South Mountain as you follow the roads the soldiers used during the 1862 Antietam Campaign. Trace the route of John Wilkes Booth’s escape route through southern Maryland after he shot Abraham Lincoln. Ride with Confederate Jubal … Read more

Virginia – Big Battle at Manassas/Bull Run

From the first big battle at Manassas/Bull Run in 1861 to the surrender of Lee’s army at Appomattox in 1865, Virginia stayed in the headlines throughout the Civil War. More than 2,000 “military events” were recorded in Virginia during the war, more than any other state. No part of the state escaped, with battles fought … Read more

Louisiana Civil War – New Orleans

As the largest city in the Confederacy and the southern gateway on the Mississippi River, New Orleans became an early Union target. After days of heavy bombardment in April 1862, a Union flotilla under Capt. David Farragut passed the Confederate-held forts at the mouth of the Mississippi and steamed toward the city. New Orleans officials, … Read more