West Virginia Tourism offers a brochure for Civil War enthusiasts following the Civil War Discovery Trail to highlight West Virginia�s importance in American history.

The Civil War Heritage brochure details major events and historic sites related to the Civil War and highlights the formation of the State in 1863, featuring the roles of President Lincoln, Major �Stonewall� Jackson and John Brown.

Twenty-five civil war sites in West Virginia are mentioned and include Camp Allegheny, Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, Fort Mill Ridge and Jefferson County Courthouse. Thirteen Civil War cemeteries are included and marked on the state map.

The sites offer visitors an intriguing insight into history inviting them to explore battlefields, historic homes, railroad stations, cemeteries, parks and other destinations that bring history to life. They range from General McClellan�s Headquarters, now the birthplace of the founder of Mother�s Day, Anna Jarvis, to the quaint town of Lewisburg Historic District which has a Confederate cemetery, a library that was used as a hospital still displaying graffiti on the walls, and a church with a cannonball hole! Visitors can join a National Park Service tour in Harpers Ferry and hear the fascinating summary of the town�s strategic role in the war which has now been restored to the era where brick sidewalks lead to quaint shops and restaurants or check out the Jefferson County Courthouse which was the site for the famous trial of John Brown in 1859, or see him in the John Brown Wax Museum.

The Civil War Discovery Trail, an initiative of the Civil War Preservation Trust, links more than 500 sites in 28 states to inspire the story of the Civil War and its impact on America.

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For more information, please contact Jane Wilson on 0208 948 2388 or wv@attachecommunications.co.uk or visit the West Virginia Tourism website: www.wvtourism.com or www.wvtraditions.com.