Visiting Fort Pulaski National Monument
In the first half of the 19th century, the United States built dozens of masonry forts along the East and Gulf coasts to protect ports and prevent invading armies from using rivers to move...
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The Farmington Plantation in Louisville Hosted A Young Abraham Lincoln in 1841
In April 1837, Abraham Lincoln arrived in Springfield, Illinois to establish himself as a lawyer. There, he met Joshua Speed, a fellow transplanted Kentuckian who ran a general store. The two hit it off...
Visiting the Battle of Richmond, Kentucky Battlefield
The most famous Richmond in the Civil War is of course, Richmond, Virginia. But another Richmond, this one in east central Kentucky, also was the scene of a battle involving thousands of soldiers. In...
Visiting Petersburg National Battlefield
In May of 1864, the Army of the Potomac embarked on yet another campaign to destroy Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army in Virginia and capture the Confederate capitol of Richmond. This time, Lieutenant General...
The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Indiana
Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and rose to national prominence in Illinois, but in between, he spent 14 years growing up in Indiana. Late in 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family–his wife Nancy...
Visiting Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site in Kentucky
The Battle of Perryville, fought near the small town of Perryville, Kentucky, on October 8th, 1862, was the largest Civil War battle fought in the Bluegrass State. Though it is less well known than...
The Ray House Served as a Confederate Field Hospital at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
In August 10th, 1861, the second large scale battle of the Civil War was fought about 10 miles southwest of Springfield, Missouri. A Union army under Brigadier General Nathanial Lyon attacked a larger Confederate...
The Mary Todd Lincoln House in Lexington Kentucky
Mary Todd Lincoln was born in Lexington, Kentucky on December 13th, 1818, to Robert Smith Todd and Elizabeth Parker Todd. Robert was a prominent businessman who also was active in politics in Lexington. In...