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.

A sketch of a crowd waving an American flag in the street
Civil War  |  Historic Site

Lotz House

Franklin, Tennessee | This historic site tells the compelling story of the times, the family, and the fine antiques of the Civil War era.
This is a landscape sketch of mountains and valleys.
Civil War  |  Museum

Blue and Gray Museum

Fitzgerald, Georgia | Located in a historical railroad depot, the entire space of this museum has been renovated and redesigned to reveal the...