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.

This is a sketch of a man holding up the American flag as it waves in the wind.
Civil War  |  Fort

Fort James Jackson

Savannah, Georgia | This brick fort, now the oldest standing brick fortification in Georgia, was built in 1808 and manned during the War of 1812.
A sketch of a crowd waving an American flag in the street
Civil War  |  Fort

Fort Jackson

Port Sulphur, Louisiana | This restored fort was built to defend New Orleans and the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Stone remains of Fort Clinton (Fort Arnold) with a monument of a soldier in the background.
Rev War  |  Fort

Fort Clinton

Built between 1778 and 1780 near West Point, New York, Fort Clinton was initially known as Fort Arnold in honor of Benedict Arnold, who commanded the...