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The only museum in The United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil War. History is preserved in equally balanced presentations that are humanistic in nature without bias to Union or Confederate causes.
Announcements:
African American Oral History Project: Part One
The National Civil War Museum is pleased to present, “The African American Oral History Project: Part One.” This one hour and eight minute presentation features the voices of African Americans from the American Civil War through Reconstruction, to modern times. The video presentation highlights the fascinating story of former slaveRead More...
Captured on a Wet Plate: Photography during the Civil War
Exhibit opens January 18, 2018 and will be on display through December 31, 2018. This exhibit will examine the motivation behind the great Civil War photographers; Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner and Timothy H. O’Sullivan to name a few. For the first time in history, war was documented for all to seRead More...
“Honored Veterans: Fraternal Organizations Borne of the Civil War”
Exhibit opens June 17, 2017 and will be on display through June 2, 2018.
This exhibit will tell the story of all Civil War Veterans, North and South, Men and Women, Black and White. During the war soldiers developed friendships and a sense of camaraderie that was as strong as their dedication to Read More...
