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Detail of the 1869 monumental oil painting, "The Last Meeting of Lee and Jackson" by E.B.D. Julio
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Effects of Gen. Robert E. Lee
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's HQ flag made by Hetty Cary
Effects of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart
"Mosby Planning a Raid" by Jean-Adolphe Beauce, 1868
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Between the Battles
This special exhibition explores the daily life of the Confederate soldier when not in battle. Little of a soldier’s time in the army was actually spent in combat. The majority of an army career was spent in camp, on garrison duty, or marching from one camp or garrison to another. Soldiers occupied their time learning to become soldiers in a strange new regimented lifestyle that was so different from the civilian one they had just left. The average soldier spent more time fighting disease and the monotony of camp life than he did fighting the enemy. “Between the Battles” uses artifacts, documents, letters, and photographs to document the daily life of the Confederate soldier.
Virginia and the Confederacy
In celebration of Virginia, this exhibit examines the Civil War years as a pivotal time in Virginia's history. Highlights of the exhibit include a signed copy of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s General Order No. 9. and a frock coat and portrait of Colonel and Governor Charles T. O’Ferrall, one of eight consecutive postwar Virginia governors who had served in the Confederate army. Other featured items include the swords of General J.E.B. Stuart, his father-in-law General Philip St. George Cooke (USA) and his brother-in-law General John R. Cooke (CSA), with quotations from a letter from J.E.B. Stuart to his family urging them to resign their posts in the U.S. Army.
Virginia was the keystone of the Confederacy with the largest white and black populations, the largest industrial base, and an important and symbolic tradition of leadership in national affairs. It was the scene of more battles and more deaths than any other state. The experiences of 1861-1865 continue to affect Virginians to this day, generating political controversies on one hand and tourism dollars on the other.
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Art of the Confederacy
This noteworthy exhibit highlights the art created during the wartime years as well as post-war pieces that capture the spirit of the “Lost Cause” through paintings, prints, photography, and sketches. This rare and intimate look at the Confederate south features such distinctive works as Conrad Wise Chapman’s deftly executed oil paintings of Charleston Harbor and William Ludwell Sheppard’s nostalgic and idealized watercolors of the common soldier. The exhibit also includes unique sketches by soldier artists produced in the field.
Jefferson Davis'
Executive Mansion
On one of our daily guided tours, visitors will learn about this National Historic Landmark that was the White House of the Confederacy. Once the home of Jefferson Davis, his wife and children, the elegant antebellum house has been carefully restored to its wartime appearance, featuring all period artifacts.
The Confederate Years: The Southern Military in the Civil War
The Museum chronologically explores the activities of the Confederate armies and navies as documented through artifacts and manuscripts. Begin with the formation of the Confederacy, then follow the course of the war, concluding with the surrender at Appomattox, the capture of President Jefferson Davis, and the lowering of the last flag of the Confederacy -- in England.
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