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

Burke's Station

During the Civil War, African American laborers chopped wood and conveyed it to Burke’s Station, a major Federal timber transportation station located...
A sketch of a crowd waving an American flag in the street
Civil War  |  Library

Cairo Public Library

Cairo, Illinois | The library contains an extensive collection of primary and secondary research documents relating to the city's role in the Union...