Pea Ridge (northwestern Arkansas) - history - free ecard pictures
Pea Ridge National Military Park is a 4,300 acre Civil War Battlefield Park preserving the March 1862 battle site that saved Missouri for the Union. Included in the park are two and one half miles of the Trail of Tears.
The site is on highway 62 between Rogers and
Eureka Springs near the Missouri Ozarks.
Fort Stevens - WDC - history
Fort Brooke - Tampa - history
Chickamauga (Georgia) - history
Antietam (Maryland) - history
Battle of Baxter Springs (southeastern Kansas) 1863 - history
Stay in Fort Scott
Battle of Lawrence (eastern Kansas) 1863 - history
Stay in Lawrence
Battle of Marais des Cygnes (eastern Kansas) 1864 - history
Stay in Fort Scott
Battle of Mine Creek (eastern Kansas) 1864 - history
Stay in Fort Scott
Across the Wide Missouri - civil war game plus Battles of the American Civil War games in development
Battle of Lone Jack (western Missouri) 1862 - history
Battle of Pearidge (southwestern Missouri) 1862 - history
Battle of Westport (western Missouri) 1864 - history - article: "The intricacies of battle" by John Taylor 22 Oct 2007 - revisiting the Battle of Westport
Stay in Independence or
Kansas City
Battle of Wilson Creek (southwestern Missouri) 1861 - history and photo eCards
Stay in Springfield
Gettysburg (eastern Pennsylvania) - history
72 miles from Washington, DC and 35 miles from Harrisburg, PA.
Area attractions include the Gettysburg National Military Park,
Eisenhower National Historic Site, golf courses and horseback riding,
antique shopping and galleries, and Boyd's Bear Country
Local Bed and Breakfasts include:
* Baladerry Inn,
* Battlefield Bed & Breakfast,
* Brafferton Inn,
* Brickhouse Inn (300 yards from the park),
* Gas Light Inn (adjacent to Gettysburg College),
Conference Center:
* Eisenhower Inn and Conference Center has tennis, sauna, fitness center, racquetball, miniature golf, and volleyball on site
with the Allstar Family Fun and Sports Complex adjacent, and Ski Liberty 15 minutes away.
Hotels and Motels include:
* Holiday Inn - Battlefield is within walking
distance of all battlefield attractions and the Eisenhower Farm tours. Snowskiing is 8 miles away.
* Quality Inn - Gettysburg is within walking
distance of the Battle of Gettysburg National Park.
* Quality Inn - Larson's is located on
historic Seminary Ridge, with General Lee's Headquarters on premises and the National Park adjacent.
More places to stay in Gettysburg
Chickamauga (Tennessee) - history
Fort Donelson (Tennessee) - history
Shiloh (Tennessee) - history
Stone's River (Tennessee) - history
Chancellorsville (Virginia) - history
Manassas (Virginia) - history
Spotsylvania (Virginia) - history
Battle of the Wilderness (Virginia) - history
Shenandoah Valley Campaign (northern Virginia) - Shenandoahatwar.org
Jackson's Valley Campaign |
Battlefield Driving Tour Kernstown, Winchester |
Cross Keys and Port Republic Battlefields
NEW MARKET
Quality Inn - Shenandoah Valley, at I-81 and 211, is near the New Market Battlefield.
WINCHESTER
Hampton Inn - Winchester is 10 miles from the Cedar Creek Battlefield and near historic downtown Winchester.
Holiday Inn - Winchester and the Wingate Inn Hotel
are 5 miles from the civil war battlefields and 25 miles from Harpers Ferry.
STRASBURG
Ramada Inn - Strasburg is near the Cedar Creek and the Fishers Hill battlefields, as well as Luray Caverns and the Stonewall Jackson Museum.
FRONT ROYAL
Woodward House on Manor Grade B&B is a bed & breakfast in Front Royal. Near the entrance to Skyline Drive, it is 1 hour from the Civil War battlefields.
WOODSTOCK
Comfort Inn - Woodstock is 16 miles from the New Market Battlefield.
