🏨 Civil War DC: Spies, Murder Bay, and Lincoln's Last Days Activity

Civil War DC: Spies, Murder Bay, and Lincoln's Last Days

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 3 hours

Departs: Washington DC, Washington DC

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

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Overview

Come along and see how the city of Washington, DC changed dramatically during the Civil War as residents shifted their peacetime daily lives to those of wartime while Abraham Lincoln built a command center in and around the White House neighborhood. On this journey, you will explore this command center, learn how Union and Confederate Spies tried to one up each other on a daily basis, discover the numerous threats to Abraham Lincoln, and walk the streets of Murder Bay, home to more than 100 brothels, many infamously associated with a Civil War general. You will also discover how women served the war effort in the roles of nurse, spy, hostess, camp follower, seamstress to Mary Todd Lincoln, and even surgeon. This is the ultimate tour for Civil War buffs to learn about daily life in Washington, DC during the war.

What's Included

Professional Tour Guide

What's Not Included

Gratuities

Transportation to/from sites

Traveler Information

YOUTH: Age: 12 - 17
ADULT: Age: 18 - 108

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Equestrian Statue Of Andrew Jackson

The starting point of the tour is the Andrew Jackson statue in the center of the park. The tour will begin with a discussion of Confederate and Union spy activity in and around Lafayette Square followed by an introduction to the Lincoln Assassination with a discussion of the attempted assassination of Secretary of State William Seward. This section of the tour will end at the Dolley Madison House and see who was living there during the Civil War.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. John's Church

See the church where President Lincoln often attended evening prayers.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Decatur House

Learn about the Army Subsistence Department, which was responsible for provisioning the Union army's ration packs.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

White House

Learn about Abraham Lincoln's command center during the Civil War.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Blair House

After visiting the Rathbone House around the corner, learn about the Blair House and it's connection to Robert E. Lee.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Ellipse

Having just visited the Winder House, guests will view the south side of the White House and the Ellipse, the site of many activities during the Civil War.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

After having just visited the Willard Hotel, guess stop a The National Theater, a place of refuge during the horrors of the Civil War and where Tad Lincoln was attending a play the night his father was assassinated.

25 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Post Office Pavilion

Here, guests will learn about the infamous Murder Bay and the thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes it attracted. The stable where John Wilkes Booth rented a horse on the day he assassinated President Lincoln was located here.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Waldorf Astoria Spa Washington DC

Near here was the site of the planned assassination of Vice President Andrew Johnson on 14 April 1865.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Ford's Theatre

Learn about the night of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the massive 12-day manhunt that followed.

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Petersen Boarding House

The Petersen Boarding House was not only the site where President Lincoln spent his last hours but also the command center from which Secretary of War Edwin Stanton ran the early hours of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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