Use this site to explore Philadelphia’s rich Civil War-era heritage. From the toolbar above, select the interactive map or the database to explore the city’s existing and vanished resources by topical theme or by resource type – and use the links in the database to reach additional information on selected resources.

For information on using the interactive map, including instructions to download a plug-in if needed, click the “help” link above. For additional information on the project, see the “about” section.

Philadelphia Civil War landmarks and treasures, pictured left: Eyewitness accounts of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln transcribed by James Tanner (Union League of Philadelphia); Pennsylvania Civil War Memorial (Fairmount Park); Civil War-era diaries (The Historical Society of Pennsylvania); a pocket watch that stopped a bullet and saved a life (Civil War &Underground Railroad Museum of Philadelphia); U.S. Colored Troop re-enactors at All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (Logan Circle).