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The restored tunnel entrance.
Petersburg, Virginia

The Crater

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
The African Cemetery at Higgs Beach, Key West.
Key West, Florida

African Cemetery at Higgs Beach

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.
Elmira, New York

John W. Jones Museum

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.
Central Market Building.
Alicante, Spain

Central Market Building

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.
Parrot Gun looking over airport runway and facilities.
Richmond, Virginia

Richmond Airport Civil War Fortifications

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
Sheridan's horse at the National Museum of History.
Washington, D.C.

General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester

This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
View of the house.
Madrid, Spain

Peironcely 10

An iconic photograph from the Spanish Civil War saved this shrapnel-scarred historic house from destruction.
cemeteries

Union Soldiers Buried Their Dead in Robert E. Lee’s Garden

Before Arlington was a national cemetery, it was the Lee homestead, and then a tent city for occupying troops.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 26, 2018
Building front
Athens, Greece

Prosfygika

This once architecturally advanced housing complex is now a haven for squatters that still bears the scars of war.
The <em>Kingfisher's</em> attack on the St. Joseph salt works.
food

How Salt Helped Win the Civil War

Southern salt-making operations became prime military targets.
Anne Ewbank September 28, 2018
Street sign and plaque.
Nottingham, England

Standard Hill

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
war history

Tattooing in the Civil War Was a Hedge Against Anonymous Death

Hidden tattoos captured soldiers' pride and patriotism, but also had a practical use.
Aïda Amer and Sarah Laskow August 13, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Burgoo

It’s only fitting that a racehorse named after this Kentucky stew won the state’s signature Derby.
Grosse Point Lighthouse
Evanston, Illinois

Grosse Point Lighthouse

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.
Recovery room at Ben Lomond Historic Site.
Manassas, Virginia

Ben Lomond Historic Site

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Rear of Grant's cabin at City Point
Hopewell, Virginia

Grant's Headquarters at City Point

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
The Union Literary Institute today.
Union City, Indiana

Union Literary Institute

One of the first schools in the U.S. to admit students without regard to race or gender.
The former location of a Jefferson Davis memorial in New Orleans, which was removed in May of 2017.
maps

The Racism of American Monuments Goes Well Beyond Confederate Statues

A new map of Civil War-related landmarks is only the beginning.
Cara Giaimo June 7, 2018