Battling Ballots: The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend
The United States presidential election of 1864 would prove to be just as important a turning point in the American Civil War …
Category: Museum News
ACWM Offers Free Admission to Virginia Public School Teachers and Students
RICHMOND — The American Civil War Museum will offer free admission to any Virginia public K-12 school teacher or student and will continue …
ACWM Receives NEH CARES Grant
RICHMOND – The American Civil War Museum has received a $286,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support …
ACWM Responds to Our Community in Crisis
We are heartbroken. We mourn the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the countless other victims of racial violence. …
ACWM Receives Virginia Humanities Grant
Richmond – The American Civil War Museum has received a $10,000 grant from Virginia Humanities as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, …
ACWM Staff Picks: Movies and TV
Why rewatch the same series over again? Our staff has a great selection of movies and TV that every history buff will …
For Immediate Release: Extended Closures amid COVID-19
Dear Friends, The American Civil War Museum closed its doors on March 15th in accordance with the advice of the CDC and …
Welcome 2018-2019 Teacher Advisory Council
We regularly hear from educators, parents, and scholars how challenging it can be to teach the Civil War era and its legacies. …
Bottimore Lecture Q + A
Ahead of our annual Elizabeth Roller Bottimore lecture, we asked our two speakers – Dr. Edward Ayers and Dr. Gary Gallagher – …
Meet Southern Ambitions: War For the Future
By Christopher Graham Mellon Guest Curator To further the American Civil War Museum’s mission to explore the Civil War from multiple …
The Thin Light of Freedom - A Dramatization
One valley. Two towns, one Northern the other Southern. Their people had much in common: family ties, religious views, the soil …