Southeast Coalition of Authentic Reenactors

More than 150 years after the first shots of the Civil War were fired, another wave of volunteers is about to descend on America’s storied battlegrounds. But this array of dedicated men and women will be armed with paint brushes, trash bags and weed whackers — not muskets — ready to help preserve these tangible links to our past for the Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the Civil War.

February offers Civil War enthusiasts and heritage tourists a variety of sites to visit with unique connections to Black History Month and Presidents’ Day. The Civil War Trust recommends six of our favorite historic sites to visit during this eventful month.

During a news conference on the Glendale Battlefield, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced a $4 million federal grant to benefit land preservation at Richmond National Battlefield Park.