Boots and Saddles: Horses in the Civil War

Exhibit will be on display through June 7, 2020. This exhibit examines the employment of horses and the fact that they were indispensable during the war. The need for horses during the four year war never let up as these equine soldiers performed every task assigned...
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The Business of War

Exhibit opens January 27, 2019 and will be on display through December 31, 2019. The Business of War exhibit will discuss how private businesses adapted to a war economy and contributed to or detracted from the war effort in their Union or Confederate sphere of...
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Upcoming Events and Speakers

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July – December 2019 Jul – Dec 2019
July 27 (Saturday)
Thunder on the Hill – Living History
Thunder on the Hill - Living History @ The National Civil War Museum
Jul 27 – Jul 28 all-day The National Civil War Museum
Thompson’s Battery and Cooper’s Battery will be at the Museum for a full weekend of artillery demonstrations on Saturday & Sunday. Up to 6 cannons will be on the flat top behind the Museum. This[...]
“Manufacturing for our Masters: Slave Labor, the Tredegar Iron Works and the Confederate War Effort” with Dr. Mary DeCredico
"Manufacturing for our Masters: Slave Labor, the Tredegar Iron Works and the Confederate War Effort" with Dr. Mary DeCredico @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Jul 27 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its seventh program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Dr. Mary DeCredico, Professor of History, United States Naval[...]
August 24 (Saturday)
“Lincoln in the Atlantic World” with Dr. Louise L. Stevenson
"Lincoln in the Atlantic World" with Dr. Louise L. Stevenson @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Aug 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its eighth program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Dr. Louise L. Stevenson, Professor of History and American[...]
September 21 (Saturday)
“The Yankee Plague: Escaped Union Prisoners and the Collapse of the Confederacy” with Dr. Lorien Foote
"The Yankee Plague: Escaped Union Prisoners and the Collapse of the Confederacy" with Dr. Lorien Foote @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Sep 21 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its ninth program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Dr. Lorien Foote, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies History[...]
September 26 (Thursday)
2019 Blue & Gray Gala
2019 Blue & Gray Gala @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Sep 26 @ 6:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil War Museum announces the 14th annual Blue & Gray Gala to be held on Thursday, September 26, 2019 – 6:00pm. Gala Attendees will tour the Museum galleries as they journey through food[...]
October 12 (Saturday)
See, Touch & Feel – Gettysburg, Part II
See, Touch & Feel - Gettysburg, Part II
Oct 12 all-day
 
October 19 (Saturday)
“Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation” with Dr. Earl J. Hess
"Civil War Logistics: A Study of Military Transportation" with Dr. Earl J. Hess @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Oct 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its tenth program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Dr. Earl J. Hess, Professor of History, Lincoln Memorial University.[...]
November 16 (Saturday)
“Decisions at Gettysburg: The Nineteen Critical Decisions that Define the Battle” with Colonel Matt Spruill, III, USA Ret.
"Decisions at Gettysburg: The Nineteen Critical Decisions that Define the Battle" with Colonel Matt Spruill, III, USA Ret. @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Nov 16 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its eleventh program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Colonel Matt Spruill, III, USA Ret.. The 2019 Lessons in[...]
December 14 (Saturday)
“Sunday School Connections to Underground RR in Harrisburg” with Historian Calobe Jackson
"Sunday School Connections to Underground RR in Harrisburg" with Historian Calobe Jackson @ The National Civil War Museum | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | United States
Dec 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm The National Civil War Museum
The National Civil war Museum will offer its twelfth and final program in our 2019 Lessons in History Speaker Series of 12 free lectures to the public with Historical Society of Dauphin County Board Member and Historian[...]
July – December 2019 Jul – Dec 2019