Frederick County, Maryland is home to a unique monument dedicated to journalists killed while covering the war.
The Arch, in Gathland State Park, was built in 1896 and originally created to honor civil war correspondents who died while documenting combat.
"I’m glad that somebody did something to remember them because it’s not an easy job and they deserve a little bit of recognition," visitor Andy Decusati said.
George Alfred Townsend, the Civil War's youngest correspondent, designed and built the monument. He went by the pen name "Gath" and rose to prominence after covering President Lincoln's assassination.
"Didn't become a household name until he was a political correspondent. He reported on the capture of John Wilkes Booth," Victoria Wright from the Gathland Museum said.
The Arch was unchanged for more than a century until 2003 when four names were added: David Bloom, Michael Kelly, Daniel Pearl and Elizabeth Neuffer.
"In every war pretty much, they're out there on the front lines," Wright said.
