See the Sites | Crossroads of the American Civil War

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AFRICAN AMERICAN

Explore sites that touch on the African American experience during the Civil War.  Visit places like Tolson’s Chapel, in Sharpsburg, a post-Civil War church and Freedmen’s Bureau school, and Lincoln Cemetery in Gettysburg, where many African American military veterans of the Civil War are buried. View Map

BATTLEFIELDS / MILITARY

In addition to the well-known battlefields, explore places like Ball’s Bluff, and South Mountain, and Shepherdstown, where smaller engagements had no less meaning for the participants. View Map

CEMETERIES / MONUMENTS

Hundreds of monuments throughout the region honor the exploits and sacrifices of so many, and several cemeteries are dedicated to those who fought and died in the war. View Map

HISTORIC BUILDINGS

Historic buildings are almost everywhere you turn here.  John Brown’s Fort in Harpers Ferry, Kemp Hall in Frederick, the David Wills house in Gettysburg, and the Landon House in Urbana are just a few to explore. View Map

HOMEFRONT

Civilians in this border region experienced the war almost daily.  Visit the Jenny Wade House in Gettysburg, the Barbara Fritchie Museum in Frederick, and the Union Mills Homestead in Carroll County to see how war affected the citizens of the area. View Map

MUSEUMS / ARCHIVES

Find out how the wounded were cared for at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in Frederick, and visit the Belle Boyd House to see where the spy lived in Martinsburg. View Map

NATIONAL / STATE PARKS

National Park Service sites like Antietam National Battlefield and Gettysburg National Military Park, and state parks like Maryland’s South Mountain Battlefield tell the story of the bravery of soldiers and the carnage of war.  View Map

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