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.
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Bluff City, Arkansas | Adjacent to Poison Springs State Forest, this park lies on the shore of 1,... |
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Petersburg, Virginia | On March 31, 1864, Warren's Fifth Corps, in cooperation with General... |
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Republic, Missouri | This museum's displays of more than five thousand artifacts focuses on the... |
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Republic, Missouri | The Battle of Wilson's Creek, named for the stream that flows through the area... |
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Natchez, Mississippi | The mansion was located along the route of Grant's army on its march inland... |
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St. Joseph, Louisiana | The historic site, a home listed on the National Register of Historic... |
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Birkenhead, United Kingdom | The Wirral Peninsula in northwestern England played an important role... |
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Madison, Wisconsin | The main attraction of the nineteenth-century gallery is the Civil War diorama... |
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Elmira, New York | The town of Elmira was the location of a Confederate prisoner-of-war camp, and... |
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Newport News, Virginia | When Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan began his march toward Richmond... |
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Crystal River, Florida | This historic site operated for 13 years and supplied sugar products for... |
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Weaverville, North Carolina | Birthplace of North Carolina's Civil War Governor Zebulon B. Vance. |
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Nancy, Kentucky | This historic site marks the site of the fiercest fighting in the Battle of Mill... |
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