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American Civil War on the National Register of Historic Places
Battle of ChancellorsvilleIn the first two years of the American Civil War, four major attempts to capture Richmond had failed. The first foundered just miles away from Washington…
Battle of FredericksburgPresident Abraham Lincoln needed to demonstrate the success of the Union war effort before the Northern public lost confidence in his administration.
Fort PickensConstruction of Fort Pickens began in 1829 and concluded in 1834. French engineer Simon Bernard designed the structure as part of the Third System of…
Appomattox Court House National Historical ParkThe community of Clover Hill began as a quiet stop along the Richmond, Lynchburg stagecoach road. It was here that Appomattox County was established by an…
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military ParkThe Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park sits in northwestern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee. It preserves the sites of two major battles…
Fort McHenryJean Foncin designed the fort in 1798. He was a Frenchman who arrived to improve defenses for the Port of Baltimore. Construction began that same year and…
Fort SumterConstruction began in 1829 on an artificial island created from a sand bar in Charleston Harbor. Seventy thousand tons of granite arrived from New England to…
Battle of RichmondIn the summer of 1862, two Confederate armies moved on separate paths into Kentucky. They hoped to put back into power the shadow Confederate government that…
Battle of Palmito RanchIn early 1865, Union and Confederate forces in southern Texas observed an unofficial truce. This agreement held despite the war continuing elsewhere.
Fort MoultrieOn the 28th of June 1776, a fleet of nine British warships approached Sullivan's Island under Admiral Sir Peter Parker. The fort they targeted was incomplete…
Gettysburg National Military ParkThe Battle of Gettysburg raged across three days between July 1 and the 3rd of July 1863. This conflict became the turning point of the American Civil War.
Vicksburg National Military ParkVicksburg National Military Park preserves the site of a battle waged from March 29 to the 4th of July 1863. The park sits in Vicksburg, Mississippi…
Antietam National BattlefieldThe fields of Sharpsburg, Maryland, held the bloodiest single day in American history on the 17th of September 1862. General Robert E.
Hazen Brigade MonumentOn the 31st of December 1862, Confederate General Braxton Bragg launched a surprise advance that drove the Union army of Major General William S.
Shiloh National Military ParkThe American Civil War's Shiloh and Corinth battlefields stretch across Tennessee and Mississippi. The main section of the park sits in the unincorporated…