I went with a group of upstate educators as the tour coordinator. We started out in Spartanburg early one morning in June 2011.
The first stop was in Union, SC to see the table upon which the
Ordinance of Secession was signed. It is in the Union County Museum.
We then headed to Columbia to see a few things there.
Then on to the SC State House
Stopped at First Prebyterian Church
First Baptist Columbia where secession was signed.
Next stop was Charleston where it all began.
Fort Sumter
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Stopped by graves of Hunley crews.
(Side note - I attended the funeral for this crew.)
From Charleston we headed to Richmond, VA.
We visited sites in the city and battlefields in the surrounding area.
The Lee's House in Richmond
Jefferson Davis' grave at Hollywood Cemetery
Following pictures are from
Manassas or Bull Run, Frederiscksburg Battlefield
Where it ended - Appomattox Court House
We also made a visit to Gettysburg
Site of Lincoln's speech
Last stop before heading home was Washington, DC
Arlington Cemetery - Tomb of Unknown Confederate Soldiers
2111 of them in here.
Arlington House
Arlington House - Lee's desk where he resigned his comission in
the US Army to go fight for the CSA
Actual furniture from the McLean house where Lee and Grant
signed the document to end the war.
Lee's chair on left - Grant's on the right.
These are in the Smithsonian's Museum of American History
Ford's Theater
Confederate Soldier's grave in Arlington.
John Meig's grave in Arlington
Last stop was HOME.
This was a fun trip and was packed full of Civil War history!
Next time the plan is to travel to GA for sites there.
