Pentagon Barracks- Served as a home and host to important political and military figures including Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, George Cluster and Jefferson Davis. Building C houses a museum and interpretive center. (504/342-1866)

Old Arsenal Powder Magazine- Located on the Louisiana State Capital grounds, this structure was built in 1838 . In May of 1862, Union forces occupied the arsenal and its fortifications. In August, a Confederate army under General Breckinridge tried but failed to drive the Union soldiers into the Mississippi River. A self-guided tour through the museum and grounds is available. (504/342-0401)

Magnolia Cemetery- The Battle of Baton Rouge was fought on the grounds of what is today Magnolia Cemetery at the corner of North 19th and Main streets. Near Magnolia Cemetery, National Cemetery is the final resting place of nearly 2,000 Union soldiers. (504/387-2464)

Magnolia Mound Plantation- One of the oldest plantations in the state, it was built circa 1791. The house is restored to the 1800-1830 period. Outbuildings include kitchen, overseer's house and pigeonnier. (504/343-4955)

Rural Life Museum- Illustrates the working side of plantation life. The collection of buildings includes restored slave cabins, overseer's house, plantation commissary, church and blacksmith's shop. (504/765-2437)

CLINTON
Confederate Cemetery- This 4-acre cemetery contains the remains of hundreds of Civil War troops. Because Clinton was connected to the Mississippi River by railroad, the town received many sick and wounded soldiers from the nearby Battle of Port Hudson. (504/634-7155)

Marston House- Built in 1837, it served as a Confederate hospital. (Open by appt. 504/683-3341)

Silliman College- Established in 1850, Silliman College served as a Confederate hospital. (Open by appt. 504/683-5383)

JACKSON
Centenary State Historic Site- This former college site interprets the history of education in Louisiana. The buildings of the college were used as hospitals by Confederate soldiers in 1862-1863. A small skirmish was fought on the grounds on August 3, 1863. The Jackson Confederate Cemetery contains more than 100 unmarked graves of soldiers who died during the war. (504/634-7925)

Linwood Plantation- Civil War diarist Sarah Dawson Morgan, author of a Confederate Girl's Diary, described the nearby Battle of Port Hudson in her book. The plantation was used as a hospital by Union troops during this critical battle. (Private)

The Republic of West Florida Historical Museum- The museum, on East College Street in Jackson, features memorabilia from the Revolutionary War through the Vietnam conflict. The museum also features an original cotton gin, sugar cane press, farming equipment and new exhibits on a rotating basis. (504/634-7859)

ST. FRANCISVILLE
This charming river town is surrounded by numerous plantation homes and antebellum gardens which reflect Louisiana's opulent pre-Civil War era. It is also the burial place of a Union naval officer. Plantation homes include: Butler-Greenwood (504/635-6312), Catalpa (504/635-3372), the Cottage (504/635-3674), Greenwood (504/655-4475), Highland (private), the Myrtles (504/635-6277), Oakley (504/635-3739) (Audubon State Historic Site) and Rosedown (504/635-3332).

NEW ROADS
This French-Louisiana community along beautiful False River boats antique shops, ben & breakfasts and several historic homes such as Parlange Plantation (504/638-8410) and Mon Coeur Plantation and Gardens (504/627-5594).

WHITE CASTLE
Nottoway Plantation- A unique blend of Greek Revival and Italianate architectural styles, this is the largest plantation home in the South.(504/545-2730)

BURNSIDE
Houmas House- Built by Colonel John Smith Preston in 1840, in 1858 it was bought by John Burnside, who became one of America's leading sugar planters. This Greek Revival mansion serves as an example of the lavish lifestyle achieved by the sugar planters before the Civil War.(504/473-7841)

DARROW
Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation- Built in 1841 by Duncan Kenner, Confederate diplomat to France, Ashland was a large sugar plantation which Kenner named after Henry Clay's house. (Private)

THIBODAUX
White House- This is the birthplace of Edward Douglas White, a Confederate officer who later became Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. (504/447-0915)

NAPOLEONVILLE
Christ Episcopal Church- A small Gothic-style building, this church was consecrated in 1854 by the "Fighting Bishop" of the Confederacy, Leonidas Polk. (504/447-2910)

PORT ALLEN
West Baton Rouge Museum- The collection includes a c.1830 American Empire bedroom, a 1904 working model sugar mill, c.1850 plantation cabin and c.1830 French Creole cottage.(504/366-2422)