How Many Battlefields Have You Been To?

Well I guess I ain't been to near as many as some folks and not in order:
Arkansas:
Cane Hill, (Hands down my favorite battle and battlefield.)
Van Buren, (No battlefield surviving, but several small fights happened and I've been to where they were, or believed to have been.)
Old Washington, (Technically not a battlefield, but a site of less known big Arkansas State level stuff late in the war.)
Devall's Bluff
Fayetteville

Kentucky:
Perryville
Cadiz, (Pronounced Kay-deez by the locals, and site of small raids and burnings.)

Louisiana:
Mansfield
Pleasant Hill

Mississippi:
Vicksburg
Raymond
Corinth
Brice's Crossroads

Missouri:
Wilson's Creek/Oak Hills
Osceola, (Technically not a battle, but site of a major Union atrocity in Missouri early in the war.)
Marshall, (How many of y'all have heard of this one?)
Lexington

Oklahoma:
Middle Boggy in Atoka, Oklahoma
( http://www.civilwaralbum.com/atoka/battle.htm )

Tennessee:
Shiloh
Brownsville, (Look up the "Brownsville Raids.")
Trenton, (Small less known Forrest related fight.)
Fort Donelson
 
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Was hoping to see some West Tennessee spots! I see ya Trenton, Jackson, Humboldt, Union City, Memphis, Germantown, Collierville, Moscow, Grand Junction, and LaGrange, TN! Hehe
Pea Ridge, AR
Little Rock, AR
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Antietam
Harper's Ferry
Atlanta, GA
(Andersonville) Battle was to live thru it
(Alton) same battle to live thru it
Forked Deer Creek, TN
Kennesaw Mtn
Fredericksburg
Columbus, KY
Kenton, TN
Rutherford, TN
Trenton, TN
Humboldt, TN
Clarendon, AR (experts (?) declare it a skirmish in 1864. With Shelby's cavalry and cannon, a tinclad capture and sunk, three other boats arriving and firing on Shelby's men, and Union infantry and cavalry)
Helena, AR
DeVall's Bluff, AR
Rockport, AR

Thought I should add all these Trans-Miss sites early in the threa
 
MO: Lexington, Lone Jack, Westport
TN: Shiloh, Nashville, Spring Hill, Franklin, Stones River, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge
MS: Corinth, Jackson, Vicksburg
GA: Chickamauga, Resaca, Atlanta, Picketts Mill, Kennesaw Mountain, New Hope Church, FT. Pulaski
SC: Ft. Sumter
NC: Bentonville
VA: Bull Run (1/2), Gaines Mill, Cold Harbor, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Harpers Ferry, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, Five Forks, Saylers Creek, Appomattox
MD: Antietam, Monocacy
PA: Gettysburg
 
Off the top of my head.



Good mental exercise.



AL:



Day's Gap

Crooked Creek

Hog Mountain

Blount Plantation

Selma



MS:



Okolona

Iuka

Brice’s Crossroads

Tupelo/Harrisburg



NC:



New Bern

Ft. Fisher



Florida:



Olustee

Natural Bridge



Georgia:



Chickamauga



SC:



Ft. Sumter



MD:



South Mountain

Antietam



PA:



Gettysburg



WV:



Harpers Ferry

McDowell



VA:



Kernstown (1 and 2)

Winchester (1-3)

New Market

Front Royal

Fisher’s Hill

Cedar Mountain

Brandy Station

Bull Run (1 and 2)

Fredericksburg

Spotsylvania

Wilderness

Chancellorsville

Appomattox

Petersburg

Williamsburg

Port Republic

Cross Keys

Tom’s Brook

Seven Days

Cedar Creek



TN:



Nashville

Franklin

Spring Hill

Chattanooga

Donelson

Shiloh

Stones River

Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid

Parkers Crossroads

Ft. Pillow

Johnsonville

Sulphur Creek Trestle

Liberty Gap

Guys Gap/Shelbyville

Hoover’s Gap

Thompsons Station

Lynnville/Richland Creek

Anthony’s Hill

Sugar Creek



KY:



Sacramento
 
Off the top of my head.



Good mental exercise.



AL:



Day's Gap

Crooked Creek

Hog Mountain

Blount Plantation

Selma



MS:



Okolona

Iuka

Brice’s Crossroads

Tupelo/Harrisburg



NC:



New Bern

Ft. Fisher



Florida:



Olustee

Natural Bridge



Georgia:



Chickamauga



SC:



Ft. Sumter



MD:



South Mountain

Antietam



PA:



Gettysburg



WV:



Harpers Ferry

McDowell



VA:



Kernstown (1 and 2)

Winchester (1-3)

New Market

Front Royal

Fisher’s Hill

Cedar Mountain

Brandy Station

Bull Run (1 and 2)

Fredericksburg

Spotsylvania

Wilderness

Chancellorsville

Appomattox

Petersburg

Williamsburg

Port Republic

Cross Keys

Tom’s Brook

Seven Days

Cedar Creek



TN:



Nashville

Franklin

Spring Hill

Chattanooga

Donelson

Shiloh

Stones River

Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid

Parkers Crossroads

Ft. Pillow

Johnsonville

Sulphur Creek Trestle

Liberty Gap

Guys Gap/Shelbyville

Hoover’s Gap

Thompsons Station

Lynnville/Richland Creek

Anthony’s Hill

Sugar Creek



KY:



Sacramento
 
* Alabama : Mobile Bay (Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan).
* Arkansas : Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove.
* Georgia : Atlanta Campaign Sites, Chickamauga, Kennesaw Mountain, Fort Pulaski, Fort McAllister, Pickett's Mill.
* Indiana : Corydon, Morgan's Raids in Indiana.
* Kansas : Baxter Springs, Mine Creek.
* Kentucky : Camp Nelson, Camp Wildcat, Cynthiana, Glasgow, Mill Springs, Munsfordville, Perryville, Richmond, Columbus, Middle Creek.
* Maryland : Antietam, Monocacy, South Mountain.
* Mississippi : Brice's Cross Roads, Corinth, Tupelo, Vicksburg.
* Missouri : Boonville, Lexington, Westport (Kansas City), Wilson's Creek.
* North Carolina : Averasboro, Bennett Place Farm, Bentonville, Fort Fisher.
* Ohio : Buffington Island, Morgan's Raids in Ohio.
* Oklahoma : Honey Springs.
* Pennsylvania : Gettysburg.
* South Carolina : Fort Sumter, James Island (Fort Lamar).
* Tennessee : Chattanooga, Davis' Bridge, Fort Donelson, Franklin, Nashville, Parker's Crossroads, Shiloh, Spring Hill, Stones River, Thompson Station.
* Virginia : Appomattox Court House, Beaver Creek, Brandy Station, Cedar Creek, Cedar Mountain, Cold Harbor, Chancellorsville, Cross Keys, Drewry's Bluff, Fisher Hill, Five Forks, Fredericksburg, Gaines Mill, Kelly's Ford, Malvern Hill, Manassas, McDowell, New Market, Petersburg, Port Republic, Port Royal, Richmond, Sailor's Creek, Spotsylvania, Trevilian's Station, Winchester Sites, Wilderness, The Lee's Retreat Tour.
* West Virginia : Harper's Ferry.

I just added 2 more battlefields to my list last month.

* North Carolina : The New Bern Battlefield Historical Park and Fort Macon State Park.

Bill
 
Off the top of my head.



Good mental exercise.



AL:



Day's Gap

Crooked Creek

Hog Mountain

Blount Plantation

Selma



MS:



Okolona

Iuka

Brice’s Crossroads

Tupelo/Harrisburg



NC:



New Bern

Ft. Fisher



Florida:



Olustee

Natural Bridge



Georgia:



Chickamauga



SC:



Ft. Sumter



MD:



South Mountain

Antietam



PA:



Gettysburg



WV:



Harpers Ferry

McDowell



VA:



Kernstown (1 and 2)

Winchester (1-3)

New Market

Front Royal

Fisher’s Hill

Cedar Mountain

Brandy Station

Bull Run (1 and 2)

Fredericksburg

Spotsylvania

Wilderness

Chancellorsville

Appomattox

Petersburg

Williamsburg

Port Republic

Cross Keys

Tom’s Brook

Seven Days

Cedar Creek



TN:



Nashville

Franklin

Spring Hill

Chattanooga

Donelson

Shiloh

Stones River

Forrest’s Murfreesboro Raid

Parkers Crossroads

Ft. Pillow

Johnsonville

Sulphur Creek Trestle

Liberty Gap

Guys Gap/Shelbyville

Hoover’s Gap

Thompsons Station

Lynnville/Richland Creek

Anthony’s Hill

Sugar Creek



KY:



Sacramento
The gentleman that owned Crooked Creek near Cullman Alabama passed away, the museum collection was sold and the land is for sale
 
I have followed the travels of the 19th Ohio from Rich Mountain (West) Virginia to Indianola and San Antonio Texas. I am surprised no one has mentioned the Battle of Rich Mountain or any of the associated actions in the area early in the war; battles and actions that kept open the corridor between the east and the western theater. The Battle of Rich Mountain is recognized as the first battle between organized forces of both armies at the pink granite, block pool memorial at the Corinth Museum.
 
I have been fortunate to have visited and toured many battlefields. Here is my list of the ones I remember
Regards
David

Shiloh
Antietam
South Mountain
Monocacy
Gettysburg
Fredericksburg
Wilderness
Harper’s Ferry
Pea Ridge
Wilson Creek
Franklin
Stones River
Nashville
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Chickamauga
Kennesaw Mountain
Atlanta
Charleston
Fort Sumner
Fort Morgon
Fort Pickens
Savannaha
Resaca
Knoxville
Manassas (First/Second)
Yorktown
Drewry's Bluff
Beaver Dam Creek
Gaines' Mill
Malvern Hill
Cedar Mountain
Chancelorsville
Vicksburg
Raymond
Corinth
Brice's Crossroads
Port Hudson
Fort Donelson
Spring Hill
Missonary Ridge
Cold Harbor
Front Royal
Spotsylvania
Iuka
Raymond
Champion
Tupelo
Okolona
Brice’s Crossroads
Port Hudson
Fort Pillow
 
I had heard his daughter was trying to keep the land and most of the collection together and stay open?
The news article that I read when the gentleman passed away stated that the land was mortgaged and the museum's contents had been given to a dealer for disposal.
 
Off the top of my head...


WV:

Harpers Ferry

McDowell
Believe it or not, even though it's pretty deep into the mountains McDowell is still in Virginia, as is Monterrey which is even farther west along that highway. However, only a little north of Monterrey the state line makes a jog and therefore puts the town of Franklin in West Virginia even though it's farther to the east than either of the others! (Following his victory at McDowell Jackson pursued Milroy and Schenk to Franklin where Fremont joined them.)
 
Post them here! I am only posting those which still have some semblance of interpretation or preserved areas:

Manassas (First/Second)
Ball's Bluff
Kernstown
McDowell
Cross Keys/Port Republic
Yorktown
Drewry's Bluff
Beaver Dam Creek
Gaines' Mill
Malvern Hill
Cedar Mountain
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House
North Anna River
Cold Harbor
Trevilian Station
New Market (briefly, as a child)
Petersburg (including Crater/Fort Stedman)
Globe Tavern/Ream's Station
Fort Fisher
Five Forks
Final Petersburg Assaults (Pamplin Park)
Sayler's Creek
Appomattox

Fort Sumter (as a child)
Wilson's Creek
Pea Ridge
Shiloh
Port Gibson
Raymond
Champion Hill (although I did not take the tour over the private land where most of the fighting occurred)
Vicksburg
Chattanooga/Lookout Mountain
Mobile Bay/Forts Gaines and Morgan (as a child)
Bentonville

Chickamauga is by far the biggest one that I have yet to visit. I'd also like to make it out to Perryville at some point, too.
Manassas (First/Second)
Kernstown
Cross Keys/Port Republic
Yorktown
Beaver Dam Creek
Cedar Mountain
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Wilderness
Cold Harbor
New Market
Fort Fisher
Appomattox
Chattanooga/Lookout Mountain
Piedmont near Waynesboro, Va
Harpers Ferry
Saltville
 
Believe it or not, even though it's pretty deep into the mountains McDowell is still in Virginia, as is Monterrey which is even farther west along that highway. However, only a little north of Monterrey the state line makes a jog and therefore puts the town of Franklin in West Virginia even though it's farther to the east than either of the others! (Following his victory at McDowell Jackson pursued Milroy and Schenk to Franklin where Fremont joined them.)
The road to McDowell battlefield is basically a one way drive but the scenery is beautiful. The battlefield itself is one of the toughest battlefield hikes I've ever made. I'm in pretty good shape and was worn out by the time I made it to the top.
 
Manassas (First& Second)
Ball's Bluff
Carnifex Ferry
Kernstown
Winchester (driving tour)
Cross Keys/Port Republic
Yorktown
Drewry's Bluff
Beaver Dam Creek
Gaines' Mill
Malvern Hill
Harper's Ferry
South Mountain
Antietam / Sharpsburg
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Brandy Station
Gettysburg
Droop Mountain
Wilderness
Spotsylvania Court House
Cold Harbor
New Market
Monocacy
Cedar Creek
Petersburg
Chaffin's Bluff
Globe Tavern/Ream's Station
Fort Fisher
Five Forks
Pamplin Park
Sailor's Creek
Appomattox

Fort Sumter
Fort Pickens
Wilson's Creek
Fort Donelson
Shiloh
Corinth
Perryville
Stone's River
Parker's Crossroads
Champion Hill
Vicksburg
Port Hudson
Chickamauga
Chattanooga (Lookout Mountain & Missionary Ridge)
Kennesaw Mountain
Franklin
Averasboro
Bentonville
 
Fort Morgan, AL
Pea Ridge, AR
Antietam / Sharpsburg, MD
Brice’s Crossroads, MS
Champion Hill, MS
Corinth, MS
Iuka, MS
Raymond, MS
Gettysburg, PA
Fort Sumter, SC
Britton’s Lane, TN
Collierville, TN
Germantown, TN
Grand Junction, TN
Fort Pillow, TN
Franklin, TN
LaGrange, TN
Jackson, TN
Memphis, TN
Morning Sun, TN (Memphis)
Moscow, TN (Federal Fort protecting Memphis and Charleston RR)
Murfreesboro, TN
Parker's Crossroads, TN
Shiloh, TN
Springhill, TN
Trenton, TN
Union City, TN
Harper's Ferry, WV
Appomattox, VA
Chancellorsville. VA
Cold Harbor, VA
Fredericksburg, VA
Gaines' Mill. VA
Malvern Hill, VA
Manassas, VA
New Market, VA
Seven Pines, VA
Spotsylvania Court House, VA
Wilderness, VA
Winchester, VA
 
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