American Civil War Museum

American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia
American Civil War Museum is located in Virginia
American Civil War Museum
Location of the American Civil War Museum in Virginia
Former name
Museum of the Confederacy
American Civil War Center
EstablishedMay 3, 1866 (1866-05-03)
LocationRichmond, Virginia
Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates37°32′26″N 77°25′46″W / 37.54045°N 77.42952°W / 37.54045; -77.42952
TypeHistory museum
Key holdingsUniform and sword of Robert E. Lee, the White House of the Confederacy
CollectionsCivil War-era documents and artifacts, militaria, battle flags
Visitors51,000
CEORob Havers
HistorianJohn S. Coski
Websiteacwm.org

The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War. The museum operates three sites: The White House of the Confederacy, the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, and the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox. It maintains a comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate books and pamphlets, and photographs.

In November 2013, the Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center at Tredegar merged, creating the American Civil War Museum.[1] Its current name was announced in January 2014.[2]

  1. ^ Calos, Katherine (November 17, 2013). "Civil War center, Confederacy museum join forces". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  2. ^ Boyd, Scott C. (February–March 2014). "'American Civil War Museum' Is The Name For Richmond Civil War Entity". Civil War News. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2014.