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National battlefields and military parks of the United States
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.
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…
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…