John B. Magruder's Dam No. 1
Newport News, Virginia | This site is the first of three dams built to slow McClellan's march up the peninsula towards Richmond.
U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Carlisle, Pennsylvania | The museum is the home of the Military History Institute Collection, or the U.S. Army's central historical repository, with...
Arlington National Cemetery
Today, more than 639 acres of Arlington, Virginia, are dedicated to the 400,000 servicemen and women who devoted their lives to defending justice and...
Salisbury National Cemetery
Salisbury, North Carolina | This is the final resting place for 11,700 Union soldiers who died in the Confederate prison in Salisbury, N.C., during...
Grand Army of The Republic Civil War Museum and Library
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The museum contains an extensive collection of Civil War artifacts, battle relics, personal memorabilia, paintings...
Booker T. Washington Birthplace
Booker T. Washington was born a slave on the nearby Burroughs plantation on April 5, 1856. He was graduated from Hampton Institute in 1875 where he...