Read up, then walk Civil War battlefields

There are more than 300 miles of trails to explore in the 24 national parks designated as significant battlegrounds of the Civil War, according to the National Park Service. “The war really did touch pretty much every corner of America,” said Mary Koik of the Civil War Trust, an organization that works to preserve the battlefields. “You have battles fought from Pennsylvania all the way out through New Mexico.” • Article

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