Civil War Sites in Louisiana

This southern belle offers antebellum homes, stately oaks, brick-lined streets, great oyster po-boys and of course a meat pie!

Designated an All-American Road in 2002, this 180-mile trail was one of the first National Scenic Byways in the Gulf South.

In the lead-up to the Civil War, Louisiana was a reluctant secessionist.

Walk through high cotton and pick some yourself at this 19th-century plantation.

See the Civil War site where the Confederates won a hard-earned victory against Union invaders.

Learn the stories of Civil War soldiers, cotton kingpins, slaves and sharecroppers at a 19th-century plantation where cotton is still farmed today.

Louisiana’s plantation past comes alive at this small family cemetery.

Sites throughout Louisiana commemorate key Civil War events and honor sacrifices in the worst conflict the nation ever faced on its own soil.

The Battle of Jackson plays out annually, more than a century after the original conflict, in a picturesque field outside of Jackson, Louisiana.

Country and gospel music come together with Civil War commemoration at this west Louisiana museum.

A major event in the Red River Campaign of the Civil War is revisited every year at Pleasant Hill.

Louisiana's civil war sites pay tribute to its fallen soldiers.

History, wildlife and great views of nature await those who explore Louisiana's scenic byways.

Walk the hallowed grounds where the longest siege in U.S. military history took place.

To get a first-hand look at the grand plantations of Louisiana’s colonial and antebellum past, visitors only need to take a tour down River Road.