Established | 2001 |
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Location | Reservoir Park, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US |
Coordinates | 40°16′19″N 76°51′19″W / 40.2720°N 76.8553°W |
Type | History museum |
Collections | American Civil War-era artifacts, manuscripts, documents, and photographs |
Collection size | 25,400 |
CEO | Jeffrey L. Nichols |
Chairperson | J. Randall Grespin |
Curator | Brett Kelley |
Employees | 5 |
Public transit access | Market St opp. Briarcliff Rd, CAT |
Nearest parking | On site (no charge) |
Website | nationalcivilwarmuseum |
The National Civil War Museum, located at One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a private 501c(3) nonprofit promoting the preservation of material culture and sources of information that are directly relevant to the American Civil War and the postwar period as related to veterans' service organizations, including the Grand Army of the Republic and the United Confederate Veterans. The museum serves as the National Headquarters for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW).[1]