The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial of Posey County
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Memorial, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
325-301 Main Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A 1908 courthouse-lawn monument honoring the Civil War soldiers and sailors who served from Posey County.
Home of Alvin P. Hovey
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historic Home, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
330 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon house associated with Civil War general and Indiana governor Alvin P. Hovey—an understated stop for local, military, and political history.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
Branden Burg reenactment
5141 Battletown Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108, Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108
A living-history reenactment recalling John Hunt Morgan’s 1862 Ohio River crossing and raid into Indiana.
Mound City National Cemetery
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A quiet Illinois national cemetery established in 1864, with strong Civil War ties and orderly rows of veteran headstones west of Mound City along Illinois Route 37.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Civil War Monument | Dyersburg, Tennessee
099B, K 027.00, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024
A downtown Dyersburg monument commemorating the local connections, sacrifices, and memories associated with the Civil War in northwest Tennessee.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve
810 Rush Island Bend Rd, Horse Cave, Kentucky 42749
This preserved Civil War battlefield recalls the 1862 Battle of Munfordville, fought for control of a vital railroad bridge over the Green River in central Kentucky.
Fort Duffield Park & Historic Site
Fort Duffield Rd, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Walk the preserved earthen defenses of Fort Duffield, a Union Civil War site on Pearman Hill overlooking the Ohio and Salt Rivers near West Point, Kentucky.
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial of Posey County
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Memorial, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
325-301 Main Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A 1908 courthouse-lawn monument honoring the Civil War soldiers and sailors who served from Posey County.
Home of Alvin P. Hovey
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historic Home, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
330 Walnut Street,
Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620, Mount Vernon, Indiana 47620
A Mount Vernon house associated with Civil War general and Indiana governor Alvin P. Hovey—an understated stop for local, military, and political history.
Fort Williams – Civil War Battlefield
100 Fort Williams Way, Glasgow, KY 42141, Glasgow, Kentucky 42141
Explore a Civil War battlefield with a cemetery and reconstructed fort in Glasgow, Kentucky.
Branden Burg reenactment
5141 Battletown Rd, Brandenburg, KY 40108, Brandenburg, Kentucky 40108
A living-history reenactment recalling John Hunt Morgan’s 1862 Ohio River crossing and raid into Indiana.
Mound City National Cemetery
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Military cemetery, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
IL-37, Mound City, Illinois 62963
A quiet Illinois national cemetery established in 1864, with strong Civil War ties and orderly rows of veteran headstones west of Mound City along Illinois Route 37.
General John A Logan Museum
1613 Edith St, Murphysboro, Illinois 62966
Explore the life and legacy of Illinois Civil War general, senator, and veterans’ leader John A. Logan through exhibits in Murphysboro.
Civil War Monument | Dyersburg, Tennessee
099B, K 027.00, Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024
A downtown Dyersburg monument commemorating the local connections, sacrifices, and memories associated with the Civil War in northwest Tennessee.
Cairo Historic District
Listed in Civil War, Civil War Trails, Historical place, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, Ohio River Scenic Byway, Trail of Tears, Visited by Old Folks Adventures
364-398 20th St, Cairo, Illinois 62914
Explore the historic streetscape of Cairo, Illinois, a strategic river town shaped by commerce, transportation, Civil War history, and its setting near the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.
Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve
810 Rush Island Bend Rd, Horse Cave, Kentucky 42749
This preserved Civil War battlefield recalls the 1862 Battle of Munfordville, fought for control of a vital railroad bridge over the Green River in central Kentucky.
Fort Duffield Park & Historic Site
Fort Duffield Rd, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Walk the preserved earthen defenses of Fort Duffield, a Union Civil War site on Pearman Hill overlooking the Ohio and Salt Rivers near West Point, Kentucky.
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