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Alabama Capitol Montgomery, Alabama |
Completed in 1851, this National Historic Landmark is a museum of state history and pol |
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Appomattox Court House National Park Appomattox, Virginia |
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. |
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Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial Arlington, Virginia |
As the residence of Robert E. |
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Battle Of Richmond Visitor Center Richmond, Kentucky |
In late August 1862, Confederates under Maj. Gen. E. |
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Beauvoir: The Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library Biloxi, Mississippi |
The house was built by James Brown, a wealthy plantation owner from Madison County, Mis |
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Belle Boyd House Museums And Gardens Martinsburg, West Virginia |
The historic home, built in 1853, features several different exhibits detailing America |
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Bennett Place Durham, North Carolina |
In 1865 the Confederate General Johnston and Union General Sherman met at the Bennett P |
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Blandford Church And Cemetery Petersburg, Virginia |
This 18th-century church became a memorial to the Southern soldiers who died during the |
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Camp Moore Kentwood, Louisiana |
In May 1861, the site for the camp was selected and the troops began to arrive. |
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Carnton Plantation And Battlefield Franklin, Tennessee |
Carnton was built in 1826 by |
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Carter House Franklin, Tennessee |
The modest brick home was commandeered to be used as the Federal Command Post while the |
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Chimborazo Medical Museum Richmond, Virginia |
The city was flooded with casualties after the first battle of Manassas during the Civi |
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Christ Church Alexandria, Virginia |
Christ Church was the first Episcopal Church in Alexandria and has played an important |
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Civil War Museum At Tredegar Iron Works Richmond, Virginia |
Tredegar was the main production site for Confederate War material, and its five surviv |
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Confederate Memorial Park Marbury, Alabama |
Confederate Memorial Park is the site of Alabama's only Old Sold |
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Confederate Memorial State Historic Site Higginsville, Missouri |
The Civil War may have ended in 1865, but vivid memories of the "Lost Cause" lived on f |
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Cross County Historical Society Wynne, Arkansas |
The extensive archival collection held by this local history organization allows visito |
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Danville Museum Of Fine Arts And History Danville, Virginia |
This 1857 Italian Villa house is best known as the Last Capitol of the Confederacy, but |
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Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park Hillsboro, West Virginia |
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located in the Greenbrier River Valley north o |
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Fort Barrancas Pensacola, Florida |
The Fort Barrancas Area is on Taylor Road approximately a half mile east from the Museu |
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Fort Clinch State Park Fernandina Beach, Florida |
Although no battles were fought here, the fort was garrisoned during both the Civil and |
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Fort Delaware State Park Delaware City, Delaware |
Established as a Delaware State Park in 1951, Fort Delaware State Park is on an island |
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Fort Jefferson National Park Dry Tortugas, Florida |
The construction of the fort began in 1846 and was planned and supervised by the U.S. |
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Fort Monroe Casemate Museum Hampton, Virginia |
Completed in 1834 and named in honor of President Monroe, t |
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Fort Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia |
Stepping through the fort's arched entryway transports visitors to another era. |
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Friends Of The Mansfield Battlefield Shreveport, Louisiana |
Shreveport was the Confederate capital of Louisiana, a busy river port with an active c |
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Gamble Plantation Historic State Park Ellenton, Florida |
The Gamble Plantation's history stretches from Major Robert Gamble, who presided over a |
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Gettysburg National Military Park Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
The Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863 ended General Rober |
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Governor Ross Mansion And Plantation Seaford, Delaware |
This home belonged to William Henry Harrison Ross, who was the Governor of Delaware fro |
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Grand Caverns Grottoes, Virginia |
Grand Caverns is a stately and powerful example of Nature's handiwork. |
Often thought to have been a weak President, Carter was strong-willed in doing what he thought was right, regardless of expediency or political fallout.
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When Germany unleashed its blitzkreig in 1939, the U.S. Army was only the 17th largest in the world. FDR and Marshall had to build a fighting force able to take on the Nazis, against the wishes of many in Congress.
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