This is a sketch of cannons on the upper deck of a fort.

Heritage Sites

The places highlighted here — formerly called the Civil War Discovery Trail â€” 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.

Civil War  |  Historic Site

Lincoln Memorial

Washington, DC | This classical structure contains Daniel Chester French's monumental sculpture of the sixteenth president of the United States.
Civil War  |  Fort

Battery Robinett

Corinth, Mississippi | This historic battery was the scene of the most famous event of the Battle of Corinth.
A sketch of a crowd waving an American flag in the street
Civil War  |  Fort

Fort Branch

Oak City, North Carolina | Located on Rainbow Bluff and overlooking the Roanoke River, the fort protected Roanoke River Valley farms and the Weldon...