Civil War in Virginia

Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.