Looking for Civil War Sites
June 13, 2010 3:02 PM Subscribe
I have four days to drive from Mosheim Tennessee (NW of Greenville) to Concord Ohio. Are any must see Civil War sites in the area?
Manassas/Bull Run is off of I66, about 25 miles west of DC.
Better site is Antietam, 15 miles outside of Hagerstown, MD. Hagerstown is at the juncture of I81 and I70, and you can also do a day trip to Gettysburg from this location. I recall it took maybe one and a half hours to drive to Gettysburg from Hagerstown.
In between Manassas and Antietam is a site in Leesburg, Va. I don't remember it's name, but it is off SR 15, which runs to Manassas, and continues to I70. You could easily do Bull Run and the site in Leesburg in one day, drive up to Hagerstown, and then choose Antietam or Gettysburg for the next day.
I go to Antietam a couple times a year, it's very pleasant and well-reconstructed. The graveyard at Gettysburg is very moving, though, and you may want to check if there will be any re-enactments going on when you visit- they do that frequently there, and it may help you make a decision.
posted by Stellaboots at 7:35 PM on June 13, 2010
Better site is Antietam, 15 miles outside of Hagerstown, MD. Hagerstown is at the juncture of I81 and I70, and you can also do a day trip to Gettysburg from this location. I recall it took maybe one and a half hours to drive to Gettysburg from Hagerstown.
In between Manassas and Antietam is a site in Leesburg, Va. I don't remember it's name, but it is off SR 15, which runs to Manassas, and continues to I70. You could easily do Bull Run and the site in Leesburg in one day, drive up to Hagerstown, and then choose Antietam or Gettysburg for the next day.
I go to Antietam a couple times a year, it's very pleasant and well-reconstructed. The graveyard at Gettysburg is very moving, though, and you may want to check if there will be any re-enactments going on when you visit- they do that frequently there, and it may help you make a decision.
posted by Stellaboots at 7:35 PM on June 13, 2010
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posted by IndigoJones at 5:11 PM on June 13, 2010