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.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
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 Museum of the Western Theater
310 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Explore Civil War artifacts and exhibits focused on the campaigns, leaders, and soldiers of the conflict’s often-overlooked Western Theater.
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.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Kentucky
508 Elm St, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Kentucky’s SUVCW department connects Civil War remembrance with memorial preservation and local heritage work.
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.
Lloyd Tilghman House & Civil War Museum
631 Kentucky Ave, Paducah, Kentucky 42001
Explore a historic Paducah home and exhibits on Confederate General Lloyd Tilghman, the Civil War, and western Kentucky’s wartime history.
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 Museum of the Western Theater
310 E Broadway St, Bardstown, Kentucky 40004
Explore Civil War artifacts and exhibits focused on the campaigns, leaders, and soldiers of the conflict’s often-overlooked Western Theater.
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.
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Department of Kentucky
508 Elm St, West Point, KY 40177, West Point, Kentucky 40177
Kentucky’s SUVCW department connects Civil War remembrance with memorial preservation and local heritage work.
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