On the tracks of the Civil War
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté.
Petit Futé
Where to stay ?
The map of your stay "On the tracks of the Civil War"
Detail of the stay : On the tracks of the Civil War
How to get there
Washington D.C.
Steps: Washington Dc
In the U.S. capital, we will first go to Lincoln Memorial to admire the huge statue in tribute to the 16th President of the United States, who succeeds in preserving the union for the benefit of the North by defeating the secessionist troops during the civil war. Then, we will cross the Potomac to the Arlington Cemetery and its Robert E. Lee Memorial. Here, it is a great figure in the South who is honoured; the memorial is located in the former plantation of General Lee, a great strategist of the Confederate army. A visit to the African-American Civil War Museum and the National Museum of American History will deepen your knowledge of this fratricidal conflict. Evening at the , where Lincoln was murdered.
Places of interest : LINCOLN MEMORIAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY FORD'S THEATRE
To Richmond, through ancient battlefields
Steps: Richmond
From one capital to another, on the road to Richmond, Virginia, which was the capital of the Confederate States of America during the civil war. The road that leads to it is dotted with unmissable battlefields, protected and open to visitors. So, we will stop at Manassas and then at Fredericksburg, which was the scene of four terrible battles (Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania and Wilderness). Arrival in Richmond by Monument Avenue which celebrates some emblematic characters from the South such as Lee, Stonewall Jackson or Jefferson Davis.
Places of interest : MONUMENT AVENUE
Visit of historical sites in Richmond
Steps: Richmond
In Richmond, visit the Virginia State Capitol, which served respectively as the White House and Capitol of Confederation during the war. The afternoon will be dedicated to the different sites of Richmond National Battlefield Park.
Places of interest : MUSEUM & WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY RICHMOND NATIONAL BATTLEFIELD PARK - HISTORIC TREDEGAR VIRGINIA STATE CAPITOL
