Us Civil War

Coca Cola may be "the real thing" but its inventor, buried at this Georgia gravesite, called it a "valuable brain tonic."

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

This unassuming home was once “grand central station” for the Underground Railroad.

This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

This historic museum is home to a rare Confederate Chester Gun.

After just one epic test blast, this literal loose cannon proved too explosive for combat.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

The site where Confederate president Jefferson Davis was defeated has been marked with a bust... that leaves that part out.