Tag: Fort Monroe

Peninsula Campaign Driving Tour – Part 1

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Colonial National Historical Park, Hampton Roads, Scenic Byways, Virginia5 Comments

- Civil War Series - Nearly a year after the onset of the conflict at Fort Sumter in April 1861, the Civil War had seen very few significant military engagements in the Eastern Theater. Following the Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, both sides played defense: strengthening their fortifications, bolstering their ranks, and eyeing …

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Fort Monroe National Monument, VA

On By Andrew WojtanikIn Civil War, Hampton Roads, Virginia6 Comments

- Civil War Series - Fort Monroe National Monument in Hampton, Virginia boasts the largest stone fort ever built in the United States, and its storied history spans the colonial period to the Civil War to the World Wars to the present. Its location at Old Point Comfort—the southeast tip of the Virginia Peninsula and …

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