Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site
Wilton, New York | Here, at the summit of Mt. McGregor, Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs.
The Cuffeytown Thirteen
Thirteen African American veterans of the Civil War are interred nearby at the Cuffeytown Historic Cemetery.
Nat Turner's Insurrection
On the night of 21-22 August 1831, Nat Turner, a slave preacher, began an insurrection some seven miles west with a band that grew to about 70.
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...
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park
Leesburg, Virginia | Surrounding a national cemetery, this regional park preserves the site of the Battle of Ball's Bluff
Pewee Valley Confederate Cemetery and Monument
Pewee Valley, Kentucky | This cemetery is all that remains from the Kentucky Confederate Home, established in 1904.