Battlefields You Can Visit for 160th Anniversaries

Garry Adelman names 20 Civil War battlefields that you can visit in 2024 to observe the 160th Anniversary of 1864 battles. Be sure to check out the local websites for each battlefield to help plan your trip!
The American Battlefield Trust preserves America’s hallowed battlegrounds and educates the public about what happened there and why it matters. We permanently protect these battlefields for future generations as a lasting and tangible memorial to the brave soldiers who fought in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.

[@JasonAlexander-uz4ns]

Thanks Gary and all at American batle field trust for everything yall do .thanks to everyone who watches and helps us keep these special places. 🇺🇲

[@jankovarik9714]

Looking forward to enjoying the battlefields, vicariously, via ABT videos!

[@michaelstein7510]

The Mansfield battlefield still feels old and connected to history, even though I-49 isn’t far away. That part of Louisiana hasn’t changed too much. It’s a nice place.

[@bmeffert]

Thanks Gary. Being an Atlanta native, besides Kennesawy, I am also going to Pickett's Mill State Historic site which has a 160th anniversary in May. Another one of Cleburne's victories.

[@tomjones2202]

Thank you so much Gary!!!! New Market! Great place. How could we get mad at you when you provide so much for us to see throughout the year, and YEARS! Just keep it up,, and thanks again

[@jameskilcoyne1955]

I conduct tours of the Red River Campaign, including all those little known sites that were critical in the campaign. Most of them are on private property but can be visited from public roads. Mansfield is a state park, a must for any Civil War buffs, but it is just one of many sites.

[@toddgreve6587]

Many years ago, I sang for a memorial service in the cemetery of Reformation Lutheran Church in New Market. As I recall, this service is presented each year around Mother's Day weekend.

[@TheDansonT]

The Battle of Brown’s Mill, fought July 30th 1864 located near Newnan GA. A Union raid behind Atlanta lines led by Edward McCook was finally put to an end by Joseph Wheeler!

[@dennisquelch588]

Thanks Gary! I've been planning out my summer schedule and will definitely use this video for reference!

[@howardstotler616]

You hit another favorite battlefield of mine, Kennesaw. Another must eat near this site: Big Shanty BBQ in Kennesaw. One of my very favorites. I used to drive hotsot deliveries in a small box van across a good part of the country. On the way home, my van was small enough to visit battlefield sites. I can't even tell you how many I've been to, many repeatedly. That and bbq was my hobby! Thanks for all you've preserved for all of us.

[@topthrilldragster20]

I'll be at Gettysburg April 8th. and Sharpsburg the following day.

[@terryeustice5399]

Thank you Gary for the heads up on these 160th anniversary coming up. Will be watching. 💯👍👊

[@boomtownrat5106]

Another worthy mention is the battle of Westport (now part of Kansas City, MO) which commenced October 21- 23, 1864. It is known as the largest Civil War engagement west of the Mississippi. Samuel Curtis led Union troops again Sterling Price’s Confederates. I visited in July 2023. The battlefield is chopped up because of growth of the area. Nonetheless, they’ve got a very good visitor center and museum and you do get the sense of what was involved.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Also, the Battle of Fort Davidson down by Ironton, MO. That battle disrupted Prices advance towards St Louis for he attacked that Union position against his general's advice. Price changed his route from St Louis to Jefferson City then to the KCMO area. After Westport came the Battle of Mine Creek, KS - the largest cavalry clash west of the Mississippi..

[@boomtownrat5106]

@@jamesbednar8625 Thank you for including those various engagements. Gives us a sense of the bigger picture.

[@bigsarge2085]

Thank you!

[@SpartansAndHeroes]

Can’t wait to check it all out!

[@jankovarik9714]

Hey Garry! Thanks for the shout-out for Olustee! There is much for the Civil War enthusiast to learn about this battle. The involvement of the 54th Mass makes the history even richer here!

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Thanks for the donation!

[@UrbanElectronicMusic]

2024 marks two anniversaries for my family. May 30th Bethesda Church (now a residential area) is where my g-g-grandfather’s (Patrick Reagan) story ended. He had only mustered in the previous March. On the other, g-g-grandfather #2 (John Ery) joined in 1861 under a 3 month, and was at the defense of Washington DC. Then he joined the Cavalry and was in the Peninsular campaign. Mustered out on a surgeon’s note, a year later he mustered in again as a sergeant. In 1864, was a Brice’s Crossroads. The week after, he was promoted to regimental color sergeant. He mustered out in 1866.

[@jamesbednar8625]

Good list!! A few battlefields WEST of the Mississippi River: Fort Davidson in Missouri (1st major battle of Sterling Price's Confederate Army's advance towards St Louis in 1864) Westport in Kansas City, Missouri (another person mentioned this battle. 3-day battle that destroyed Price's army) Mine Creek in Kansas (largest cavalry clash west of Mississippi River and pretty much finished off what was left of Price's army)

[@charlesmaurer2704]

Another option is the Second Battle of Kernstown (July 24th, 1864)in Winchester, VA. The Kernstown Battlefield Association will be holding a special author's tour by Scott Patchan on the 20th of July from 10:00-2:00.

[@MatthewChenault]

Don’t forget about the Bermuda Hundred Campaign. Even though little to nothing of the battlefields are preserved, you can still visit Fort Darling and visit both City Point National Cemetery and Oakwood Cemetery’s Confederate Section (Specifically Section F) to find where a number of the men who fought and died during that campaign are buried.

[@edstanton3402]

Do u have anything on Honeyhill SC. Fought on Nov.30th 1864? My great great uncle died there.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Not yet, but the growing group down there might be able to help you

[@bottomlesspit7]

I just visited Monocacy last month! I loved it and it wasn't difficult at all! Glad you mentioned it, Garry! Will you be at any of these 160 anniversaries?

[@michaelbarnes5223]

Love it, Garry! I know I'll be at the Wilderness 160th (might try and sneak away from the living history there to catch a battlefield walk on Sunday morning), then at the Franklin 160th living history in November.

[@donaldvandergriff2196]

Good work Gary.

[@drogynbattlebrand5229]

We're past its 160th by a couple years now, but this summer I'm heading down to check out the Glorietta Pass battlefield trail in New Mexico. Going to hit up Fort Union as well and head up to Los Alamos to learn a little about the Manhattan Project. Should be a fun trip!

[@crippledcrow2384]

Hope you come down for the Red River campaign.

[@charlierichardson613]

Great job! I'm not gonna yell at you, but Fort Harrison and New Market Heights in late September!

[@miguelmains]

Love your videos Gary. I was lucky enough to travel to Antietam 9/17/23 from Seattle. It was a thrill to see you there and thanks for saying hi. I'd have liked to chat you up more but had a feeling it was a busy day for you 😂

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Good to see you there. Every day is a busy day for me! GA

[@duckieforever]

YES, Mansfield/Pleasant Hill will be doing something. The reenactment is next week. I'll tag your page on their Facebook page. I will be there doing a surgical impression myself. The battlefield staff would love if you could make it out this way, Im sure.

[@HistoricWrath]

I don’t know if anyone is doing anything to commemorate the anniversary, but Loose Park in Kansas City preserves much of The Battle of Westport, 160 years ago in October.

[@tomdynia9951]

Another battlefield preserved by the Trust in Virginia: Fisher's Hill. Visited there maybe ten years ago and I can confirm that the "hill" part of the name is no lie!

[@annmcgehee1728]

The weekend of June 8 and 9, 2024 they are having events on the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Trevillian Station, Battlefield Trust has been instrumental in preserving land there!!

[@christophermaulden733]

Are there any historical battlefields in Georgia that need to be preserved or purchased for preservation especially along the Southeastern Coast of Georgia ? Same question regarding historical forts and historical settlements in Georgia and especially along the Southeastern Coast of Georgia ?

[@dwa3093]

Port Hudson is doing a reenactment today

[@chuckoffcampus9738]

Don't forget Fort Stevens!

[@user-sd5vh1mx5x]

I’m currently reading The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler Written in 1993 A land full of places that are not worth caring about may soon be a nation and a way of life that is not worth defending.

[@howardstotler616]

If you visit the New Market Battlefield, you MUST stop at the Southern Kitchen in town. Been around since thev50's or 60's, something like that. Best fried chicken in the valley.

[@Gocats1970]

That place is wonderful.

[@clarkbuckner4900]

Anymore,the jewel at Franklin is the Lotz house!

[@colbyt9967]

Hopefully Spotslvania and Petersburg

[@BCSchmerker]

+CWPTbattlefields *I'm unfortunately stuck in East Contra Costa, CA, USA, therefore unable to go to the major campaigns o' the Western Theatre.* New Mexico Territory (CSA: Arizona Territory) is, for practical purposes, beyond reach.

[@Themenace.]

I hope our nation never has to disagree to a point where Americans fight Americans again

[@TimDavis-gr5jn]

Where did you film this.

[@AmericanBattlefieldTrust]

Undisclosed location. :-)

[@cgtlea9202]

Can you write all of these down in the video summary or the comments please! Thank you!

[@tomgreen1721]

Are there any ghost on these sites ? I would go to these fields if ghost are battling each other there

[@TermiteUSA]

Ghost hunting is tourist BUNK. There's enough actual scary and horrible things associated with civil war or revolution without fudging historical facts and making stuff up.