Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery and Monument
Pewee Valley, Kentucky | This cemetery is all that remains from the Kentucky Confederate Home, established in 1904.
North Carolina State Capitol
Raleigh, North Carolina | Completed in 1840, the capitol's house chamber was the site of the 1861 Secession Convention, and the building served...
Fort Defiance
Built in late 1861 by Confederate troops with the forced labor of over 300 African Americans, the earthen fort now known as Fort Defiance was built to...
Mound City National Cemetery
Mound City, Illinois | In 1864, the federal government designated a plot of land near the general hospital to serve as a national cemetery.
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
St. Louis, Missouri | This museum's exploration of the personal life of General Grant provides the context for understanding his military leadership...
Territorial Capital Museum
Lecompton, Kansas | Artifacts on display in the museum include those from the 1856 Battle of Ft. Titus, the first "Bleeding Kansas" battle where...