Florida – Civil War Sites in Olustee, Jacksonville, Pensacola, Tallahassee and Key West

Florida Civil War Heritage Trail More than 200 Civil War-related battlefields, sites and museums are listed in an 80-page guidebook created by the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Olustee Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park • 5815 Battlefield Trail Road, Olustee FL 32072 • (Located on US 90 a short distance south of I-10, 15 miles … Read more

East Tennessee – More Civil War Sites

Dickson-Williams Mansion • 108 N Irish St, Greeneville TN 37743 • 423-787-0500 Confederate cavalry hero Gen. John Hunt Morgan spent the last night of his life in this Greeneville showplace built in 1821. He was ambushed and killed in the home’s garden Sept. 4, 1864. Much on the Civil War history during guided tours, including … Read more

East Tennessee – Chattanooga and Area

Located just north of the Georgia border on the banks of the Tennessee River, Chattanooga was a major prize for both sides almost from the beginning of the war in Tennessee. Its railroads provided links to all points in the Confederacy and were the key to any Union invasion of Georgia. After many false starts, … Read more

Civil War Kentucky – Dangerous Place in the Civil War

“I think to lose Kentucky is nearly the same as to lose the whole game.” — Abraham Lincoln Being the birthplace of both Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis, Kentucky seemed destined to occupy a strange and dangerous place in the Civil War. Both sides treated Kentucky with kid gloves after the shots were fired at … Read more

West Virginia Civil War

Download West Virginia Civil War Trails Map: West Virginia Civil War Trails Map [pdf 850K] and Narrative [pdf520K] Trails Invade beautiful Harpers Ferry with abolitionist John Brown; travel the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike through dramatic landscapes; and learn about the 1861 mountain campaigns. John Brown and Harpers Ferry plus Charles Town and Shepherdstown ‘The First Campaign,’ 1861 … Read more

Central Virginia Civil War – Richmond and Area

Richmond was capital of the Confederate States of America from May 1861 until April 1865. Elements of the major battlefields are maintained by the Richmond National Battlefield Park. Although part of the city burned when it was evacuated in 1865, many sites associated with the Civil War in Richmond survive and are open to the … Read more

Civil War Georgia More Sites

Andersonville Andersonville National Historic Site • 496 Cemetery Road, Andersonville GA 31711 • 912-924-0343 Union prisoners began arriving here at the new Camp Sumter from overflowing prisons in Richmond early in 1864. The facility, designed for 10,000, was quickly overwhelmed and overcrowded, creating miserable conditions. Of the more than 32,000 prisoners held here during the … Read more