DK - The American Civil War

DIRECTORY

KANSAS

Fort Scott National Historic Site

This fort, including regimental camps,

a supply depot, a military prison, and

40 miles (64km) of fortification, became

the largest and strongest Union point

south of Fort Leavenworth.

http://www.nps.gov/fosc

KENTUCKY

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace

National Historic Site

Site of the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln,

the 16th president of the United States

and commander-in-chief of the Union

during the Civil War.

http://www.nps.gov/abli

Jefferson Davis State

Historic Site

The president of the Confederate States

was born here on June 3, 1808. The

visitor’s center includes exhibits on

Davis’s political life, Kentucky handicrafts,

and Civil War memorabilia.

http://parks.ky.gov/parks/historicsites/

jefferson-davis

MARYLAND

Antietam National Battlefield

General Robert E. Lee’s first invasion of

the North ended here on September 17,

1862, in a battle that resulted in more

than 23,000 men killed, wounded, and

missing. Lasting 12 hours, the Battle at

Antietam was the bloodiest of the war

and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the

preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.

http://www.nps.gov/anti

Monocacy National Battlefield

Known as the “Battle That Saved

Washington,” the Battle of Monocacy

on July 9, 1864, marked the last attempt

of the Confederacy to launch a campaign

into the North.

http://www.nps.gov/mono

Antietam National Battlefield
The Bloody Lane was the site of intense fighting on
September 17, 1862, during the Battle of Antietam in
Maryland. In just three hours of combat, 5,500 soldiers
were killed or wounded on the sunken farm road, and
neither side gained a key advantage.