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Alexandria, Virginia had a unique role in the Civil War as its longest occupied territory, trapped for four years in the terrible conflict, a once prosperous Southern town instantaneously transformed into an armed camp behind Northern lines. Today, with a wealth of historic sites - the homes of Civil War General Robert E. Lee's family; Fort Ward, now the best preserved remnant of the only defenses that stood between the capitol city and the South, and Freedom House, once headquarters for slave traders - Alexandria allows visitors to experience the conflict for themselves. Telling the stories of Alexandria's citizens as well as the soldiers and officers, nurses, slaves and freedmen who passed through, Alexandria commemorates the 150th anniversary of its unique role as the Witness to War and Reunion.

  

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Alexandria's Civil War Points of Interest

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 Alexandria Archaeology

Alexandria Archaeology
  • 105 N. Union Street
  • #327
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-4399
  • Fax: (703)
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  • Because of the heavy Union presence in Alexandria, archaeologists have discovered a rich buried Civil War history, documenting important features, like a Crimean oven in a former camp, and recovering artifacts associated...


 Alexandria Black History Museum

Alexandria Black History Museum
  • 902 Wythe Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-4356
  • Fax: (703)
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  • Antebellum Alexandria represented both the oppression of slavery and the opportunities that freedom offered to African Americans. Once home to two major slave trading businesses, Alexandria became a destination for peopl...


 Alexandria Colonial Tours

  • 201 King Street
  • Suite 302
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 519-1749
  • Fax: (703) 579-1937
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  • Alexandria's Original Ghost & Graveyard Tour. Our Colonial costumed guides lead you by lantern light telling you ghost stories, legends and folklore. Reservations accepted. Tours leave from garden of Ramsay House Visitor...


 Alexandria National Cemetery

Alexandria National Cemetery
  • Wilkes & Payne sts.
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 221-2183
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  • First known as Soldiers' Cemetery, this sacred military burial ground was designated by President Apbraham Lincoln in 1862. The first burials were soldiers who died in and around Alexandria. By 1864, the cemetery was nea...


 Athenaeum

Athenaeum
  • 201 Prince Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 548-0035
  • Fax: (703) 548-0456
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  • A Greek Revival building built in 1851, it was home to the Bank of the Old Dominion, where Robert E. Lee did his banking. Today it is an art gallery and home of the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association. Open  Thurs.-S...


 Carlyle House

Carlyle House
  • 121 N. Fairfax Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 549-2997
  • Fax: (703) 549-5738
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  • A grand hotel before the war, the building that once surrounded the Carlyle House was known as the Mansion House Hospital and could hold up to 700 sick and wounded soldiers. Nurse Mary Phinney described the constant flow...


 Christ Church

Christ Church
  • 118 N. Washington Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 549-1450
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  • George Washington and Robert E. Lee had worshipped at Christ Church, an English country style church completed in 1773. Christ Church attracted many Union soldiers stationed around Alexandria who wanted to see Washington...


 Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site

Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
  • 4301 W. Braddock Road
  • Alexandria, VA 22304
  • Phone: (703) 746-4848
  • Fax: (703)
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  • Fort Ward is the best preserved fort in the Defenses of Washington, the system of Union forts and batteries built to protect Washington, D.C. Fort Ward Museum interprets the site’s history, life within the Defenses of Wa...


 Freedmen's Cemetery

  • 1001 S. Washington St.
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
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  • Between 1864 and 1869, Freedmen’s Cemetery served as the burial place for about 1,800 African Americans who fled to Union-occupied Alexandria to escape from bondage. After federal occupation of Alexandria ended, the ceme...


 Freedom House

Freedom House
  • 1315 Duke Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 836-2858
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  • This building was once home to Franklin and Armfield, one of the largest dealers in the domestic slave trade, and enslaved people were held here and in an adjacent yard. During the Civil War, Union soldiers visited the s...


 Friendship Firehouse

  • 107 S. Alfred Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-3891
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  • Established in 1774, the Friendship Fire Company built its historic firehouse in 1855. Friendship survived the Civil War but some other fire companies disbanded because their equipment was destroyed or heavily damaged by...


 Gadsby's Tavern Museum

Gadsby's Tavern Museum
  • 134 N. Royal Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-4242
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  • The City Hotel, as Gadsby’s Tavern was called in the 19th century, was a popular tourist attraction during the Civil War for journalists and Union officers alike because of the site’s famous connection to George Washingt...


 George Washington Masonic Memorial

George Washington Masonic Memorial
  • 101 Callahan Drive
  • Alexandria, VA 22301
  • Phone: (703) 683-2007
  • Fax: (703) 519-9270
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  • In 1922, construction of the George Washington Masonic Memorial began on Shuter's Hill, which had played a significant historical role during the Civil War. There were two forts on the hill: Fort Dahlgren and Fort Ellswo...


 Gunston Hall Plantation

  • 10709 Gunston Road
  • Lorton, VA 22079-3901
  • Phone: (703) 550-9220
  • Fax: (703) 550-9480
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  • The 1755 Georgian-style mansion was the home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights and a framer of the U.S. Constitution. Daily 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed major holidays.


 Ivy Hill Cemetery Historical Preservation Society

  • 2823 King Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22301
  • Phone: (703) 626-4837
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  • Ivy Hill is one of Alexandria's largest and most historic cemeteries, with a wealth of protected flora and fauna. Educational and cultural programs as well as lectures and tours available.


 Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden

Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden
  • 614 Oronoco Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314-2308
  • Phone: (703) 548-1789
  • Fax: (703) 548-0931
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  • Robert E. Lee’s father purchased the lot where this historic home sits and sold it to his cousin who built the house in 1785. Between 1785 and 1903, it was home to 37 Lee family members. This period of residency was inte...


 Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum

Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum
  • 201 S. Washington Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-4994
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  • For two decades before the Civil War, The Lyceum, built in 1839, was the intellectual and cultural center of Alexandria. Like many churches and other large structures in town, this building was seized by the Union in 186...


 Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens

Mount Vernon: George Washington's Estate & Gardens
  • 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway,
  • Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  • Phone: (703) 780-2000
  • Fax: (703) 799-8609
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  • The beautiful riverside estate of George Washington includes the Mansion, outbuildings, tomb, & working farm, and new visitor facilities with 25 galleries and theaters. The new Orientation Center and Museum and Education...


 Robert E. Lee Camp Hall Museum

Robert E. Lee Camp Hall Museum
  • 806 Prince Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 519-2123
  • Union troops seized this residence and converted it to a hospital. After the war, it became the hall of Robert E. Lee Camp of Confederate Veterans, established in 1884 and named in honor of Alexandria’s Robert E. Lee. To...


 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
  • 105-107 S. Fairfax Street
  • Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-3852
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  • Since 1792, Alexandria patrons from Martha Washington to Robert E. Lee relied on tonics dispensed from the Apothecary. During the war, the Apothecary remained open after owner Mary Leadbeater signed the Oath of Allegian...


 Virginia Theological Seminary

  • 3737 Seminary Road
  • Alexandria, VA 22304
  • Phone: (703) 461-1764
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  • Established in 1823, the Virginia Theological Seminary was greatly disrupted by the Civil War. Theology students from both the North and the South, as well as school officials left, before fighting began, and within mont...


 Woodlawn - Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House

  • 9000 Richmond Highway
  • Mount Vernon, VA 22121
  • Phone: (703) 780-4000
  • Fax: (703) 780-8509
  • Visit Website
  • George Washington gave the estate to his adopted granddaughter and his nephew as a wedding gift. Dr. William Thornton, first architect of the U.S. Capitol, was then commissioned to design the mansion. During the Civil Wa...



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Civil War Themed Events in Alexandria 

Special events, lectures, museum exhibits and tours can be found throughout Alexandria to capture the imagination and commemorate a pivotal time in American history.

 

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"The Civil War at Carlyle House" Exhibit

  • Date(s): 03/01/2011 - 03/31/2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Time: Daily
  • Location: Carlyle House Carlyle House Historic Park, 121 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA
  • Phone: (703) 549-2997

When war broke out between the North and South, Alexandria, Virginia, was quickly occupied by federal troops. In a key location surrounded by battlefi ... More detail > >

Nurses, Spies and Soldiers: The Civil War at Carlyle House

  • Date(s): 03/31/2011 - 12/31/2012
  • Recurring daily
  • Time: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am to 4pm and Sunday: 12-4pm
  • Location: Carlyle House Carlyle House, 121 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 549-2997
  • Visit Website
  • Admission: $5/Adults, $3/Children 5-12, 4 and Under, Free

Used as a Union Hospital, Carlyle House’s Civil War history features many fascinating figures, including poet Walt Whitman, Confederate spy Fran ... More detail > >

"Occupied City: Life in Civil War Alexandria" Exhibition

  • Date(s): 09/16/2011 - 09/30/2013
  • Recurring daily
  • Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (M-Sa), 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Sun)
  • Location: Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
  • Phone: (703) 746-4994
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  • Admission: Suggested $2

"Occupied City: Life in Civil War Alexandria" examines life in an American town, seized and held by its own Federal government, following Vi ... More detail > >
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