Important things to remember when visiting Civil War sites

The War in the West. The Far West ; The middle Mississippi Valley : from Cairo to Memphis ; The lower Mississippi Valley : Vicksburg and the Red River campaign ; America's heartland and the drive for Atlanta

The War along the coasts. The Gulf coast ; The Atlantic coast

The War in the East. The war for the capitals : Richmond ; The war for the capitals : Washington ; Confederate invasions of the North ; The Shenandoah Valley

The wide-ranging war. Other Civil War sites

Appendix A. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission list of principal battles : by state

Appendix B. The Civil War Sites Advisory Commission list of principal battles : by class

Appendix C. Cross-index of alternative battle names.