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The Civil War Trail in Tennessee
Exploring the Volunteer State's role in America's Greatest Challenge.
Designated by Congress, the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area is home to hundreds of historic sites, museums, and landscapes that convey the stories and experiences of the state's Civil War era.
Our location, river routes and rail paths, industries and farmlands all combined to make Tennessee a crucial state for both sides. Almost 1,500 engagements, large and small, took place across the landscape, touching each of Tennessee's 95 counties and transforming our farms, businesses, homes and way of life. Yet, out of the ashes of war, Tennesseans black and white built a new society where slavery was abolished and citizenship redefined.
The Tennessee Civil War Trails is a partnership program of the Tennessee Department of Transportation and Department of Tourist Development, along with the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area. The trails include hundreds of historic sites and museums. Each site is interpreted and accessible, encouraging you to explore diverse locations and themes about how the Civil War years shaped Tennessee. Shop at nearby specialty and antique shops, enjoy classic southern cooking or walk along trails and greenways. Let the stories you've discovered ignite your imagination as you envision how now-peaceful landscapes and places were once the scenes for deadly battles and emotional community divisions over preserving the Union.
Along the Civil War Trails stretching from Memphis to the Tri-Cities, you can visit the national battlefields at Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Chattanooga, and Stones River. But you can also explore the stories from the battles of Franklin, Parker's Crossroads, Fort Pillow, Johnsonville, and Knoxville as well as the many stories of home front, occupation, and emancipation found at such places as Promise Land and Charleston. |