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...visiting world-famous battlefields such Vicksburg, be sure to take in the Army, naval and aviation museums based in these three states. Prime among them, of course, is the renowned National D-Day Museum and the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.

ALABAMA

Alabama Department of Archives & History Museum Montgomery; (334) 242-4363.

Military gallery covers state military activities from 1702 to the present, with strong collections on the Civil War and WWI.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Daviston, (256) 234-7111.

Site of last battle of the Creek War of 1813-14 (War of 1812), March 1814. Visitor center, museum, 10-minute slide presentation on the battle, 3-mile loop road with interpretive markers and a 2.8-mile nature trail through battlefield.

Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Park Tuskegee, (334) 724-0922.

Temporary visitor center houses exhibits and shows 5 historical films on Tuskegee Airmen (black pilots of WWII).

Confederate Memorial Park Marbury, (205) 755-1990.

Site of Alabama's only Old Soldiers Home for Confederate Veterans, 1902-1939. Museum with exhibits on Civil War and history, of the home.

Fort Gaines Historic Site Dauphin Island, (251) 861-6992.

1861 fort involved in Battle of Mobile Bay. Self-guided tours of 5-sided brick rampart with bastions, battlements and living quarters. Small museum contains Civil War artifacts.

Fort Mires, Tensaw, (251) 937-9464.

Site of August 1813 Creek Indian massacre of 247 militiamen and settlers that was...

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