On Sept. 17, 1862, more than 23,000 soldiers met death in the Maryland farmland of Antietam. Civil War historian Ed Bearss leads a tour to sites connected with this bloodiest battle of the war.

Explore the history, culture, cuisine, and architecture that grew out of Baltimore's rich and diverse Jewish population, which has played an important role in the city’s life since the 17th century.

Jeb Stuart rides again in this day-long tour that follows his route through four states, leading up to his Chambersburg Raid in October 1862.

From May 8 to 21, 1864, a series of bloody conflicts near Virginia’s Spotsylvania Court House interrupted Grant’s advance on the Confederate capital. Civil War historian Ed Bearss covers a number of the area’s battle sites, including the aptly named Bloody Angle, which saw some of the war’s most ferocious sustained combat.

Step into the studios and galleries of noted area glass artists and explore the wide range of their art and their techniques. The tour, led by museum education consultant Shelia Pinsker, is exclusively for members of The Smithsonian Associates.

Step into the studios and galleries of noted area glass artists and explore the wide range of their art and their techniques. The tour, led by museum education consultant Shelia Pinsker, is exclusively for members of The Smithsonian Associates.

As Grant and his army made their way to Richmond in May 1864, they were brought up short by Lee’s “hog snout line” on the North Anna River. Historian Ed Bearss follows the 3-day confrontation there.

Grant’s late-May 1864 push toward the Confederate capital at Richmond stalled 10 miles short of its goal when encounters with Lee’s forces resulted in some 13,000 Union casualties. Civil War historian Ed Bearss leads a tour that interprets the 13 days of fighting that centered on the village of Old Cold Harbor.

Join historian Ed Bearss as he follows the critical June 1778 encounter between American and British forces, the longest of the Revolution. Though the battle in New Jersey’s Monmouth County was a tactical standoff, it signaled a turning point in the strength and resolve of George Washington’s army.

A series of conflicts in western Maryland’s South Mountain range pitted Union and Confederate forces for control of three key gaps. Historian Ed Bearss leads a tour to Frederick County that covers the action of September 1862.