National Headquarters, American Red Cross

National Headquarters American Red Cross has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 23, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States.

Cross Roads

Beauregard's Headquarters

"Cross Roads"

Beauregard's Head Quarters

2 to 6 P.M. April 6, 1862

Marker is at the intersection of Corinth Road and Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the left when traveling north on Corinth Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Yuma Crossing

From 1850 to 1877 all travelers crossing the Colorado River used the ferry. Several operated between the mouth of the Gila River and Pilot Knob. Steamboats arrived on the river in 1850 and the first railroad bridge was built in ...

Yuma Crossing Park

Yuma Crossing, used since prehistoric times, played a significant part in the development of the West and continues to influence the affairs of the state and the nation. The Yuma City-County Bicentennial Commission in the spring of 1974 conceived the ...

Ewell Crosses the Appomattox

Racing West

(preface)

After Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant broke through Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s lines at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. The Army of Northern Virginia retreated west on several roads, with ...

Rossville Historic District

Side A:

Rossville was settled in April 1801 shortly after the U.S. Government initiated land sales west of the Great Miami River. Its original proprietors--John Sutherland, Henry Brown, Jacob Burnet, James Smith and William Ruffin--named the town in honor of Pennsylvania ...

Cross Roads

Here the first two post roads established in Hamilton County by the United States government, in 1820, crossed. This spot was also the site of Aaron Hunt's blacksmith shop described in Augusta Evans' book St. Elmo.

Marker is at the ...

The Wolf River Crossing

Before reaching the Iowa, Sac and Fox Mission wagon trains crossed the Wolf River. Travelers often encountered members of local Indian nations. Native Americans thought that some payment should be made to them for the use of their land. Travelers ...

Giles Cross Roads

In 1805, this site was settled by the family of Alexander Giles (1793-1873) who moved from Warren County to Washington County after the Creek Indian Cessation. The farm’s borders were Bluff Creek and Indian Trail Road, a high ridge trail ...

Ross's Battery Camp

Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

Camp of

Ross' Battery,

(2d Michigan), Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 7/8 mile south, at south side of Peach Orchard.

Marker can be reached from Cavalry Road 0 miles west of ...