Burlington, North Carolina
On this site in 1771, an armed rebellion of backcountry farmers battled against royal governor William Tryon's militia. Visitors can tour the 18th-century Allen House and battlefield monuments. Visitors to Alamance Battleground may view the field of battle, which is marked by a granite...
San Antonio, Texas
The old mission stands as a monument to the small band of Texans who held out for thirteen days against the Centralist army of General Antonio López de Santa Anna.Although the Alamo fell in the early morning hours of March 6, 1836, the death of the Alamo Defenders has come to symbolize...
Sharpsburg, Maryland
At this field on Sept. 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam, dubbed "the bloodiest day in American history," claimed the lives of 23,000 Civil War soldiers.It was at this battlefield that the Civil War saw its bloodiest single day battle. The Visitor Center here includes exhibits, an observation room,...
Dundalk, Maryland
The Battle of North Point occurred at this site on September 12, 1814.
Battle Acre Park is a 1-acre site dedicated in 1839 to commemorate those who fought in the Battle of North Point on September 12, 1814. Regiments of the Maryland militia engaged in battles with the British Army at the same time...
Lexington, Missouri
Today, the site is restored and furnished in the mid-19th century fashion, but it still displays damage from the shot and shell that hammered it during the Battle of Lexington.The house, which changed hands three times, provided the downstairs hallway where many soldiers lost their lives....
Eagle Bridge, New York
This was the site of the August 16, 1877 Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington.At this site, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American storehouses in Bennington to restock their depleting...
Four Oaks, North Carolina
With a technologically advanced, fiber optic exhibit, visitors can see the strategic military campaigns from the 1865 battle.In addition to the fiber-optic display, Bentonville's remaining exhibits have received a major upgrade with an all-new layout—featuring new artifacts, new portraits of...
Stockport, Ohio
There are picnic tables, information signs, and a twelve-foot marble obelisk commemorating a 1791 skirmish between settlers and Native Americans at this pleasant outdoor site.Named for the broad Muskingum floodplain, the three acre Big Bottom park is the site of a skirmish between Ohio Company...
Wisdom, Montana
Located 16 miles south of Chinook, Montana, the battlefield commemorates the final conflict of the Nez Perce War of 1877.On August 9, 1877 gun shots shattered a chilly dawn on a sleeping camp of Nez Perce. Colonel John Gibbon and 163 men of the 7th Infantry and 34 Bitterroot Volunteers had orders...
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
The Brandywine Battlefield Historic Site brings to life the largest engagement of the Revolutionary War, fought on September 11, 1777, between the Continental Army and the British forces.On September 11, 1777, the Patriot army under George Washington came face to face with the British forces under...
Tupelo, Mississippi
The Confederate victory at Brices Cross Roads was a significant victory for Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest, but its long term effect on the war proved costly for the Confederates.Near the monument, visitors can study two signs that provide information about the battle. Beyond the one-acre...
Denmark, Tennessee
This field hosts frequent re-enactments of the battle that occurred here in 1862.On a quiet, county road five miles southeast of Denmark, Tennessee, a fierce struggle between opposing armies took place on September 1, 1862. Only half-dozen historical markers dot the site, and there are no massive...
Jeannette, Pennsylvania
Bushy Run Battlefield preserves and interprets the site of this pivotal battle fought between British and Native Americans during Pontiac's War and the role of this British victory in maintaining control of North America.The 213 acres of forested and grassy areas that comprise Bushy Run Battlefield...
Middletown, Virginia
Cedar Creek Battlefield and the Lower Shenandoah Valley that encompasses it have rich histories that span many themes and generations, from the Native Americans, through the Civil War and to the present.At the time of European contact American Indian groups, including Piedmont Siouans, Catawbas,...
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
The nation's oldest and largest military park, Chickamauga and Chattanooga commemorates the site of two Civil War battlefields with monuments and walking tours.In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, the gateway to the deep south. The Confederate’s were...
Ranchester, Wyoming
In the summer of 1865, General Patrick E. Connor led a column of troops from Fort Laramie into the Powder River Country of northern Wyoming with the intention of making war on the Indians to force the peace.On August 28th, with the column located on Prairie Dog Creek, Pawnee Scouts arrived with...
Newark, Delaware
This was the site of the only Revolutionary War battle fought in Delaware.
On September 3, 1777, the Battle of Cooch's Bridge was fought here, and it would end up as the only battle from that war to be fought within Delaware's boundaries. According to tradition, the new 13-star flag, the Stars and...
Franklin, Tennessee
This one acre historic park is a monument to the assault on the Cotton Gin during the Battle of Franklin.
This park was the site of important events during the Battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864 and efforts are underway by preservation groups such as Franklin's Charge to expand the park and...
Gaffney, South Carolina
A pasturing area at the time of the battle, this Revolutionary War site commemorates the place where Daniel Morgan and his army turned the flanks of Banastre Tarleton's British army.Cowpens National Battlefield is a Revolutionary War battle site that commemorates the victory of Brigadier General...
Crown Point, New York
During the French and Indian War, Ft. Fredric served as a critical French Bastion guarding against British invasions to the north. Destroyed by the retreating French in 1759, the British occupied the peninsula and eventually built a new and much larger fort adjacent to the old one. During the...
Bushnell, Florida
One of the bloodiest battles of the Second Seminole War was fought in this location.
The site of an 1835 massacre in which Seminole Indian warriors attacked and killed 105 of 108 U.S. soldiers, the Dade Battlefield Historic State Park offers visitors a chance to stand on the hallowed ground of one...
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
The Civil War came to the doorstep of the Wills home in 1863. During the Confederate occupation of the town, Wills saw “a group of rebels with an axe break open the store door” of one of his tenants. All the while, local citizens huddled in his cellar. In the office on the first floor,...
Hillsboro, West Virginia
The Union Army was victorious here at the site of an 1863 Civil War battle.Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park is located in the Greenbrier River Valley north of Lewisburg and is the site of West Virginia's last significant Civil War battle. On November 6, 1863, the Federal army of Brigadier...
Fannin, Texas
In a brutal massacre, Col. J.W. Fannin and his men were executed by Mexican forces at this site in 1836.Fannin Battleground State Historic Site encompasses more than 13 acres in Goliad County. On March 20, 1836, at this site, Col. J. W. Fannin and 284 of his men surrendered after the Battle of...
Bowling Green, Florida
The fort was built in the interim between the Second and Third Seminole Wars to defend against Native American attacks.During the 1840s, tensions between the settlers and Seminole Indians prompted authorities to establish a trading post in Florida´s interior, away from settlements. Built in...
Inverness, Florida
The Second Seminole War drove soldiers in 1836 to seek refuge and a strong defensive position in central Florida, and they found it in Fort Cooper.Located in what is today Fort Cooper State Park, visitors can tour the fort, traverse the nature paths, and learn the life-or-death history of one of...
Prairie du Rocher, Illinois
This site marks the location of the last of three successive forts named “de Chartres” built by the French during their eighteenth-century colonial occupation of what is today Illinois.This fort served as the French seat of government and its chief military installation in the Illinois Country. In...
Capon Bridge, West Virginia
The Fort Edwards visitor center offers insight into the history of the fort and its role in the French and Indian War. In addition, the site is now home to several archaeological digs.The Fort Edwards site is located along the northern boundary of Capon Bridge, in what is now West Virginia just...
St. Simons Island, Georgia
Georgia's fate was decided in 1742 when Spanish and British forces clashed on St. Simons Island. Fort Frederica's troops defeated the Spanish, ensuring Georgia's future as a British colony.In the early 18th century, the land lying between British South Carolina and Spanish Florida was known as the...
Dauphin Island, Alabama
Maintained by the Dauphin Island and Beach Board, this area, later a battleground, gained historic significance as early as 1519 by Spanish explorers.Most of the work on the fort was completed by 1861. The outbreak of the Civil War then left the remainder of work to the Confederate States of...
Perrysburg, Ohio
This site is a reconstruction of an important American fort that withstood a British siege during the War of 1812.
In February 1813, American soldiers under the command of William Henry Harrison began building Fort Meigs to protect against invading British forces. Upon completion, the structure was...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fort Mifflin, only a few minutes from historic downtown Philadelphia, is the only Revolutionary War battlefield completely intact.Originally built in 1771 and continuously used by the U.S. Army until 1952, Fort Mifflin is one of the most unique tourism destinations in existence. During the...
Fort Montgomery, New York
On October 6, 1777, this was the scene of a fierce Revolutionary War battle for control of the Hudson River.Visitors today can tour the remains of the 14-acre fortification, perched on a cliff overlooking the magnificent Hudson. On October 6, 1977, British, Loyalist and Hessian forces attacked Fort...
Manteo, North Carolina
This site protects and preserves known portions of England's first New World settlements from 1584 to 1590.The stories of Roanoke Island are told by exhibits, artifacts and the 17-minute park video Roanoke: The Lost Colony. In the summer, park rangers offer interpretive programs and activities....
Fairfax, Minnesota
Made up of 1,040 acres, this once outpost now state park was the site of the Dakota Conflict of 1862.In the spring of 1853, the steamboat West Newton left Fort Snelling to journey up the Minnesota River, bound for a plateau above the river in Nicollet County. The steamboat carried soldiers and...
Ticonderoga, New York
Exhibits at the fort depict the natural and strategic geography of the historic landscape of the Ticonderoga peninsula during both the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars.Fort Ticonderoga is one of the nation's oldest museums and boasts world class collections – including the largest...
Detroit, Michigan
The fort was used to house and train troops from the Civil War era until Vietnam. Its 82-acre riverside site makes it ideal for tourism and public events.In 1840, at the point on the Detroit River closest to British Canada, the United States Army began surveying local farms for the placement of new...
Lake George, New York
Site of the infamous "Fort William Henry Massacre," the reconstructed fort displays military artifacts from the French and Indian War.Built in 1755 during the French and Indian War as a staging point for sorties against French Fort Carillon, the British stronghold fell to French forces in 1757 and...
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Between 1862 and 1864 four battles near Fredericksburg claimed the lives of more than 110,000 American soldiers.Four major battles fought in the vicinity of Fredericksburg - Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, and Fredicksburg - resulted in approximately 110,000 casualties,...
Shreveport, Louisiana
As a part of the Red River Campaign, this battle was fought on April 8, 1864 in effort to control the Red River and capture the city of Shreveport.Shreveport was the Confederate capital of Louisiana, a busy river port with an active cotton economy, the site of military industry, including ship and...
Locust Grove, Virginia
Working in partnership with Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, this organization helps to keep this Civil War Battlefield active and open for visitors.The Friends of Wilderness Battlefield was formed from a group of ten residents of Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Virginia in...
Vincennes, Indiana
This park offers lessons about 18th century frontier life as experienced by pioneers along the western fringe of the American Revolution.A 30-minute movie on Clark's western campaign is offered every 1/2 hour. This film, Long Knives, is a great way to learn about Clark's exploits in the Illinois...
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The Battle of Glorieta Pass, also called the Battle of Pigeon's Ranch, took place on March 28, 1862, took place in this now-New Mexico area.Battlefield Tours are available through Pecos National Historical Park. Because a major road (NM Highway 50) cuts directly through the unit, Glorieta...
Petersburg, Virginia
Visitors to the site will find a memorial to Grant's headquarters during the siege of Petersburg. The actual building was torn down for supplies.From June 1864 to April 1865, General Ulysses S. Grant directed the 10-month siege of Petersburg from City Point. During this period, City Point served as...
Greensboro, North Carolina
The largest, most hotly-contested battle of the Revolutionary War's Southern Campaign was fought at this small North Carolina backcounty hamlet of Guilford Courthouse.Rangers or volunteers at the information desk are glad to help visitors with answers and assistance. Primary facilities in the...
Checotah, Oklahoma
On July 17, 1863, this battle, planned since the beginning of the Civil War, was fought over Indian Territory.More than two years earlier the United States government had withdrawn its small peace-keeping forces from the forts of Indian Territory for what it considered more urgent military needs in...
Daviston, Alabama
This 2,040-acre park preserves the site of the Horseshoe battle where several hundred American Indians lost their lives.In the spring of 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men attacked 1,000 Upper Creek warriors on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their...
Sanford, North Carolina
The late-18th century house, which today features fine antiques of the colonial and Revolutionary War eras, was first owned by Philip Alston, whose band of Whigs was attacked in 1781 by Tories.During the American Revolution, groups of citizen-soldiers called Whigs or revolutionists, and Tories, who...
Bomoseen, Vermont
One of the most successful rear guard actions in American history, the Battle of Hubbardton was the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely in Vermont.Military historians note that of all the Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields in the US, the Hubbardton Battlefield most resembles the...
New Orleans, Louisiana
The six sites of this historical park and preserve represent a treasure trove of south Louisiana's historical and cultural riches.The six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve offer something for everyone, from history to culture to outdoor adventure. For outdoor activities in...