Gettysburg National Military Park
GettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg (a Union victory) was a turning point in the Civil War. Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Confederacy",...
Battle Sites
Hunterstown Battlefield
GettysburgOne of the oldest towns in the country and was named after David Hunter, a Revolutionary War soldier. Location of the Historic Tate Farm and blacksmith...
Now bypassed by Route 50, the bridge was built in 1802 as part of Ashby's Gap Turnpike. It is one of the last four arch stone bridges in Virginia, and...
Aldie Mill
MiddleburgAldie Mill was built in 1807-09 and survives today as Virginia's only known grist mill powered by twin waterwheels. For more than 150 years the mill ground...
Confederate and Union troops met in battle at Ball’s Bluff in 1861. A Union raiding party crossed the Potomac at Ball’s Bluff with the mission of raiding...
South Mountain State Park
BoonsboroLocated on the Ridge of South Mountain, the South Mountain State Park extends the length of the mountain from Pen-Mar to Weverton. Battle of South...
Brandy Station Battlefield
CulpeperThe Battle of Brandy Station was the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War and the largest cavalry battle ever fought on the North American continent....
Cedar Mountain Battlefield
CulpeperThe 1862 Battle of Cedar Mountain, also known as the Battle of Slaughter's Mountain or Cedar Run, involved 22,000 Confederate troops, under command of...
Monocacy National Battlefield
FrederickKnown as the "Battle That Saved Washington", the battle of Monocacy in 1864 between 18,000 Confederate forces under General Jubal Early, and...
South Mountain State Battlefield Park
MiddletownThe State Battlefield park encompasses the three gaps (Crampton's, Fox's, and Turner's gaps) that were the scene of the Sept 14, 1862 battle, just days...
