Sites to Visit
Site Map
Arkansas, Illinois,
Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri,
Tennessee
This section of the "Thousand-Mile Front" provides visitors a list
of significant military, cultural, and historical sites by state. Click
on the name of a state for a list of its cities. Each city is followed
by a list of specific sites to visit. A map of a city's regional location
can be found by clicking on the city's name. Color bars and a
symbol denote the type of site.
Type of Site
Battle or Skirmish
Military Noncombat
Cultural/Historical
Civil War Discovery Trail Site
Arkansas
CITIES/TOWNS
Cabot
CAMP NELSON CONFEDERATE CEMETERY. 501-676-6403
Camden
Chidester
POISON SPRING STATE PARK. Battlefield, historic site. 501-685-2748
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Gillet
ARKANSAS POST NATIONAL MEMORIAL. Earthen fortifications, battlefield.
501-548-2207
Harrison
BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER. Nitre caves/skirmish sites. 501-741-5443
Helena
Jacksonport
JACKSONPORT STATE PARK. Historic site and buildings. 501-523-2143
Lake Village
LAKE CHICOT STATE PARK. Battlefield. 501-265-5480
Leola
JENKINS' FERRY. Historic ferry landing, battlefield. 501-844-4176
Little Rock
New Edinburg
MARKS' MILLS HISTORIC BATTLE FIELD STATE PARK. 501-463-8555
Pea Ridge
PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. Battlefield. 501-451-8122
Prairie Grove
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD HISTORIC STATE PARK. 501-846-2990
Prescott
BATTLE OF PRAIRIE DeANNE (RED RIVER CAMPAIGN) COUNTY MUSEUM. 501-887-5821
St. Charles
CIVIL WAR MONUMENT. Battlefield with markers. 501-282-3337
St. Francis
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Grant County Museum
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CHALK BLUFF PARK. Historic site, battlefield. 501-598-2667
Sheridan
GRANT COUNTY MUSEUM. 501-942-4496
Washington
OLD WASHINGTON HISTORIC STATE PARK. Historical nineteenth-century community.
501-983-2684
Illinois
CITIES/TOWNS
Alton
Bloomington
DAVID DAVIS MANSION STATE HISTORIC SITE. 309-828-1084
Cairo
Charleston
LINCOLN LOG CABIN STATE HISTORIC SITE. An 86-acre living history farm.
Lawrenceville
LINCOLN TRAIL MEMORIAL. 217-785-1584
Lincoln
POSTVILLE COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE. 217-732-8930
Metamora
METAMORA COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE. 309-367-4470
Mt. Pulaski
MT. PULASKI COURTHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE. 217-792-3919
Murphysboro
JOHN A. LOGAN MUSEUM. 618-684-3455
Springfield
Ullin
Vandalic
VANDALIC STATEHOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE. 618-283-1161
Kentucky
CITIES/TOWNS
Bardstown
MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME STATE PARK. 502-349-3502
Bowling Green/Warren County
Campbellsville
BATTLE OF TEBB'S BEND. 502-465-3786
Columbus
COLUMBUS- BELMONT STATE PARK. 502-677-2327
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Jefferson Davis Monument
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Fairview
JEFFERSON DAVIS MONUMENT STATE HISTORIC SITE. 502-886-1765
Frankfort
Franklin
SIMPSON COUNTY ARCHIVES AND MUSEUM. 502-586-4228
Harrodsburg
Hodgenville
Hopkinsville
PENNYROYAL AREA MUSEUM. 502-887-4270
Lebanon
LEBANON COURTHOUSE/BATTLE OF LEBANON MARKERS: Walking/driving tour.
502-692-2661
Lexington
Louisville
Madisonville
FORREST RECONNOITERED MARKER
Maysville
NATIONAL UNDERGROUND RAILROAD MUSEUM. 606-564-9411
Middlesboro
CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 606-247-2817
Morganfield
FORREST RECONNOITERED MARKER.
Munfordville
BATTLE OF MUNFORDVILLE/HART COUNTY MUSEUM. 502-524-0101
Nancy
Nicholasville
CAMP NELSON. 606-887-4351
Paducah
McCRACKEN COUNTY SITES/MARKERS. 502-443-8783
Paintsville
MOUNTAIN HOME PLACE. 606-297-1850
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Bottom House
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Perryville
Prestonsburg
BATTLE OF MIDDLE CREEK MARKER. 606-886-1341
Richmond
Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE CONVENTION SITE MARKER. 502-726-2206
Sacramento
BATTLE OF SACRAMENTO DRIVING TOUR. 502-782-0800
Smithland
FORT SMITH. 502-928-2446
South Union
THE SHAKER VILLAGE AT SOUTH UNION. 502-542-4167
Springfield
Washington
West Point
FORT DUFFIELD. 502-922-4260 
Louisiana
CITIES/TOWNS
Alexandria
Bastrop
SNYDER MUSEUM. 318-281-8760
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Rural Life Museum
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Baton Rouge
Bunkie
EDWIN EPPS HOUSE.
Burnside
HOUMAS HOUSE. 504-473-7841
Chalmette
MALUS/BEAUREGARD HOUSE. 504-589-4428
Cheneyville
LOYD HALL PLANTATION. 318-776-5641, 800-240-8135
Clinton
Darrow
Delta
GRANT'S CANAL. Historic canal remnants, marker. 601-636-0583
Destrehan
DESTREHAN PLANTATION. 504-764-9315
Franklin
Grand Coteau
ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART. 318-662-5275
Harrisonburg
FORT BEAUREGARD. Fortifications.
Homer
Jackson
Lake Providence
ARLINGTON. (Private)
GRANT'S CANAL. Historic canal
remnants, marker.
Mansfield
BATTLE OF MANSFIELD. Mansfield State Commemorative Area. 318-872-1474
Marksville
FORT DeRUSSY.
Napoleonville
MADEWOOD PLANTATION. 504-369-7151
Natchitoches
New Orleans
Newellton
WINTER QUARTERS. State Commemorative Area. 318-467-9750
New Iberia
SHADOWS ON THE TECHE. 318-369-6446
Pleasant Hill
BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL. Battlefield, markers, and monuments. 318-872-1474
Port Hudson
BATTLE OF PORT HUDSON. State Commemorative Area. 504-654-3775
Reserve
St. Francisville
Shreveport
FORT HUMBUG/TURNBULL. 318-221-8411, 318-222-9391
Simmesport
NORTON'S PLANTATION. Park,
plaques.
YELLOW BAYOU. The last engagement
of the Red River Campaign.
Slidell
FORT PIKE STATE COMMEMORATIVE AREA. 504-662-5703
Sunset
CHRETIEN POINT PLANTATION. 318-662-5876
Tangipahoa
CAMP MOORE. Training ground, cemetery, and museum. 504-229-2438
Thibodaux
LAUREL VALLEY VILLAGE PLANTATION STORE/MUSEUM. 504-446-7456
Triumph
FORT JACKSON/ST. PHILIP. Restored fort. 504-657-7083
Vacherie
LAURA, A CREOLE PLANTATION.
504-265-7690
OAK ALLEY PLANTATION. 504-265-2151,
800-44ALLEY
Vinton
NIBBLED'S BLUFF. Park and earthworks. 318-589-7117
White Castle
NOTTOWAY. 504-545-2730
Mississippi
CITIES/TOWNS
Baldwyn
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY - BRICES CROSSROADS NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE.
601-680-4025
Biloxi
Columbus
FRIENDSHIP CEMETERY. Burial site for five Confederate generals and over
2100 Confederate soldiers. 601-328-2565
Corinth
Greenwood
FORT PEMBERTON. Battlefield, museum, trails. 601-453-9197
Grenada Lake
CONFEDERATE FORTS. Historical markers, museum, and exhibits. 601-226-5121
Holly Springs
MARSHALL COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM. 601-252-3669
Jackson
Lauderdale
LAUDERDALE SPRINGS CSA CEMETERY HISTORICAL MARKER.
Mound Bayou
MOUND BAYOU HISTORICAL MARKER.
Natchez
Ocean Springs
FORT MASSACHUSETTS - GULF ISLANDS NATIONAL SEASHORE. 601-875-9057
Port Gibson
Raymond
Tupelo
NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY-TUPELO NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD SITE. 601-680-4025
Union Church
UNION CHURCH HISTORICAL MARKER. Grieson's raid site.
Vicksburg
Washington
HISTORIC JEFFERSON COLLEGE. 601-442-2901
West Point
WAVERLEY PLANTATION MANSION. 601-494-1399
Woodville
ROSEMONT PLANTATION. Jefferson Davis family home. 601-888-6809
Missouri
CITIES/TOWNS
Arrow Rock
Belmont
BATTLE OF BELMONT CIVIL WAR MARKER. 573-683-2146
Cape Girardeau
CAPE GIRARDEAU BATTLEFIELD. 573-651-2000
Carthage
BATTLE OF CARTHAGE STATE HISTORIC SITE. Historic home, museum. 417-682-2279
Charleston
BELMONT BATTLEFIELD. 314- 683-2146
Deerfield
DRYWOOD BATTLE OF THE MULES. 316-223-0310
Glasgow
BATTLE OF GLASGOW CIVIL WAR MARKER. 816-837-3330
Hartville
HARTVILLE BATTLEFIELD. 417-741-6265
Higginsville
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL STATE HISTORIC SITE. 816-584-2853
Jefferson City
JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE/MISSOURI STATE MUSEUM. 573-751-3475/573-751-4127
Kearney
JESSE JAMES FARM. 816-635-6065
Lexington
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON STATE HISTORIC SITE. 816-259-4654
Neosho
NEWTONIA I AND CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELDS. Historic home, cemetery, archeological
sites. 417-451-3415
New Madrid
HUNTER-DAWSON STATE HISTORIC
SITE.
SIEGE OF NEW MADRID AND ISLAND
NO.10 CAMPAIGN CIVIL WAR MARKER. 573-748-5340
Ozark
SPRINGFIELD BATTLEFIELD. 417-485-6606
Pilot Knob
PILOT KNOB BATTLEFIELD/ FORT DAVIDSON STATE HISTORIC SITE. 573-546-3454
Republic
Revere
BATTLE OF ATHENS STATE HISTORIC SITE. 660-877-3871
Rolla
OLD PHELPS COUNTY COURTHOUSE. 573-364-5977
St. Charles
FIRST MISSOURI STATE CAPITOL STATE HISTORIC SITE. 314-946-9282
St. Louis
Springfield
Waynesville
OLD STAGECOACH STOP. 573-435-6766
Westport
Tennessee
CITIES/TOWNS
Clarksville
TOWN OF CLARKSVILLE. Museums, walking tour, cemetery, historic homes,
Fort Bruce, Fort Defiance. 615-645-2505
Cumberland Gap
CUMBERLAND GAP NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. 606-248-2817
Denmark
BRITTON LANE BATTLEFIELD. 901-784-4227
Dover
FORT DONELSON NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD AND CEMETERY. 615-232-5348
Estill Springs
CAMP HARRIS. Early Confederate training facility. 615-532-1563
FORREST'S EXPEDITION INTO
WEST TENNESSEE. DEC 11, 1862 - JAN. 3, 1863: Twelve historical markers
interpret famous Confederate Cavalry raid. 615-532-1563
Clifton
FORREST'S RAID, "CROSSING OF TENNESSEE."
Chesterfield
FORREST'S RAID, "SKIRMISH AT LEXINGTON."
Dyer
FORREST'S RAID, "CAPTURE OF CO. K, 119TH ILLINOIS."
Humboldt
FORREST'S RAID, "CAPTURE OF HUMBOLDT."
Kenton
FORREST'S RAID, "KENTON CAPTURED."
Lexington
FORREST'S RAID, "SKIRMISH AT LEXINGTON."
McKenzie
FORREST'S RAID, "MCKENZIE CAPTURED."
Parker's Crossroads
"PARKER'S CROSSROADS ENGAGEMENT" AND BATTLEFIELD SELF-GUIDED TOUR.
901-968-5533
Rutherford
FORREST'S RAID, "AFFAIR AT RUTHERFORD'S STATION."
Trenton
FORREST'S RAID, "FORREST AT TRENTON."
Union City
CONFEDERATE CEMETERY, "FORREST'S RAID" AND FORREST'S RAID, "UNION
CITY CAPTURED."
Fulton
FORT PILLOW STATE HISTORIC AREA. 901-738-5581
Greenville
ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE. 423-638-3551
Harrogate
THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN MUSEUM. 423-869-6237
Henderson
COX'S RAID. 615-532-1563
La Grange
TOWN OF LA GRANGE. Antebellum community, National Register of Historic
Places District, walking tour. 901-878-1246
Land Between the Lakes (Dover)
THE HOMEPLACE 1850. Living history farm. 615-232-6457
Madison
NASHVILLE NATIONAL CEMETERY. 615-327-5360
Memphis
FORREST PARK. 901-685-0365
HUNT PHELAN HOME. 901-344-3166
MEMPHIS NATIONAL CEMETERY. 901-386-8311
MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM.
901-320-6320
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MUSEUM AT
MUD ISLAND. 901-576-7232

Shiloh Monument
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Nashville
Pocahontas
DAVIS BRIDGE BATTLEFIELD.
Savannah
TENNESSEE RIVER MUSEUM. 901-925-2363
Shiloh
SHILOH NATIONAL MILITARY PARK. Battlefield, National Cemetery, National
Historic Landmark. 901-689-5275
Tiptonville
ISLAND NO. 10. 615-532-1563