ended, at Appomattox, Virginia, where Generals Lee and Grant surrendered at the McClean House, which has been reconstructed. It’s also the location of the Museum of the Confederacy-Appomattox, which has a sesquicentennial exhibit running until September 14, looking at how the Civil War shaped the nation. As capital of the Confederacy,
Richmond in Virginia has many Civil War sights, including the South’s White House, and the excellent American Civil War Centre at the former Tredegar Iron Works, which originally forged artillery. There are no battlefields in
Washington DC, but still plenty of Civil War-related sights to see, from the African American Civil War Museum to the Lincoln Memorial – engraved with the text of the Gettysburg Address – and his assassination site, Ford’s Theatre, where an exhibition of items from the night is running until May 25.
l ESCORTED TOURS It will come as little surprise that battlefield specialist Leger Holidays has a nine-day itinerary dedicated to the American Civil War, from £1,699 including flights, room-only accommodation, coach travel and a specialist guide – entrance fees are extra. Using Washington DC as a gateway and to visit the Museum of American History and Arlington National Cemetery, the tour takes in Antietam, Appomattox, Manassas and Gettysburg, where there’s an additional ‘Ghosts of Gettysburg’ evening excursion. Another wholly Civil War-focused
itinerary is Tauck’s 11-day Most Hallowed Ground tour, created with documentary film-maker and Civil War expert Ken Burns. Bookended by time in DC, this trip visits Gettysburg, Antietam, Harpers Ferry, Appomattox and Richmond, and also allows clients to discover more about the pre- war South around Charlottesville.
Appomattox Court House
Exclusive benefits for clients on the tour include private presentations and talks by experts, and a behind-the-scenes experience at the National Archives in DC. The holiday starts from £3,195 and includes accommodation, some meals, travel, admission fees and all activities, but excludes flights. Many other operators sprinkle Civil War-related elements into
more general tours of the Capital region. Historic Highlights and Trails of Liberty, both eight-day itineraries from Trafalgar, take a Civil War angle when visiting Gettysburg and parts of DC, but also explore elements of colonial and revolutionary history in Virginia and Philadelphia. Prices start from £2,375 and £2,325 respectively, including flights,
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