Civil War 150: An Essential To-Do List for the 150th Anniversary

The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, and so the time is right for this indispensable collection of 150 key places to see and things to do to remember and to honor the sacrifices made during America’s epic struggle. Covering dozens of states and the District of Columbia, this easy-to-use guide provides a concise text description and one or more images for each entry, as well as directions to all sites.

Also including numerous sidebars on compelling and colorful perspectives on the war, The Civil War Bucket List will be your ideal resource as you start checking these items off your list—making your Civil War experiences, whatever these may be, more profound and more fun. It invites you to:

-         Find a Civil War ancestor

-         Watch the Ken Burns PBS series The Civil War

-         Learn how to load and fire a Civil War gun

-         Help save a battlefield

-         Go to a reenactment

-         Take the family to the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History

-         Visit the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum

-         Follow John Wilkes Booth’s Escape Route

-         And much, much more

It lasted four years, cost 600,000 lives, and happened under our very feet. Today, 150 years after the Civil War began, few things from our history so move us still as the war of neighbor against neighbor.

Inside this book, pictures, places, objects, and stories of the Civil War weave a hard-won lesson of loss and triumph on a continental scale. Ranging across nearly two dozen states, former territories, and the District of Columbia, this simple-to-use guidebook gives concise descriptions and key images for each entry plus clear directions on where to look or how to get there.

The Civil War 150 invites you to:

-         Help save a battlefield

-         Find a Civil War ancestor

-         Learn to handle a Civil War musket

-         See a reenactment

-         Visit the African American Civil War Museum

-         Follow John Wilkes Booths Escape Route

And  143 more memorable things to do and see…

The Civil War Trust is a private, nonprofit organization with more than 36,000 members across America. Its mission is to promote appreciation and stewardship of our nations historical, cultural, and environmental heritage through preservation of significant Civil War sites and by supporting preservation and education programs.