This is a sketch of cannons on the upper deck of a fort.

Heritage Sites

The places highlighted here — formerly called the Civil War Discovery Trail — are not just any places. They are the celebrated sites and structures that bring the earliest chapters of the American story to life, such as battlefields, historic homes, stations on the Underground Railroad, cemeteries, and parks. Together, they constitute the essential stops on a trail to discovering not only America’s military history, but the political, social and human dimensions of the founding and forging of the United States.

Battlefield

ABMC Meuse-Argonne

The 47-day long Allied offensive was the final one during World War I and was fought until the Armistice of November 11, 1918.
Monument to the Privateers of Chestnut Neck
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Chestnut Neck

In late September 1778, British Commander General Henry Clinton, frustrated by the havoc American privateers were wreaking on British supply lines...
The Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts
Rev War  |  Historic Site

Old State House

A Revolutionary Beacon Among Skyscrapers The Old State House, perhaps the most iconic colonial building in Boston, is one of the oldest public...
Cemetery

AMBC Manila Cemtery

23 Medal of Honor recipients, who died during the Battle of the Phillippines (1941-42), lay at rest here at Manila American Cememtery and Memorial.