Boston Civil War Tour

     Abolitionists and soldiers; key Boston contributors to the Civil War

Learn how the city that ignited the American Revolution led the country in the fight to abolish  slavery, amend the Constitution and save the Union. Hear the stories of ;

                      John Wilkes Booth           John Brown                        John Coburn                     Susan & George Hillard
                      Harriet Tubman                 Wm Lloyd Garrison           Daniel Webster                Horace Mann
                      Boston Corbett                 Jefferson Davis                  Frederick Douglass          Sergeant Wm. H. Carney
                      John Jewitt                        Sen Charles Sumner        Hayden Lewis                    Col. Robert Gould Shaw
                      Rev Leonard Grimes        The Secret Six                   Wm & Ellen Craft              Louisa May Alcott           
                      Paul Joseph Revere         Edward H. Revere            Wm C. Nell                         Harriet Beecher Stowe                         
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  All  of the above were vital contributors to Boston's Civil War history.

 Enjoy the neighborhoods of Boston during a  2 hour historic walk.
  • The Abolitionists rush to war (while you tour the architecture of Beacon Hill) 
  • The Congressional compromises of 1820, 1850 and 1854 and the three fugitive slave riots that ensued
  • The Old Corner Book Store
  • Parker House Hotel guests
  • Tremont Temple; a witness to riots, emancipation and arson
  • The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
  • Boston Common
  • The military history of the 6th, 9th, 20th and 28th, 54th, 55th and 5th Horse regiments
    • ​Paul Joseph Revere and Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere grandsons of the famous express rider
  • The "dark side" of Beacon Hill
  • Holmes Alleyway on the Underground Railroad
  • Park Street Church
  • Louisburg Square and the home of Louisa May Alcott​​
 
For more information, call Mitch Lapin @ 508-397-2518  or email walkbostonhistory@gmail.com
  • Tours run rain or shine starting either at the steps in the center of the State Capitol or at Faneuil Hall
  • Tours can be modified to focus on your interests.
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Boston Civil War tour
      Tours begin on the steps of Faneuil Hall, 4s Market St, Boston, Mass., finishing at Charles Street, 2 miles and 2 hours later.