Message from the CEO
Transription Rob: Hello! I’m Rob Havers, CEO and President of the American Civil War Museum. As youmake your travel plans for the …
Category: Southern Ambitions
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 …
What did Matthew Fontaine Maury ever do to deserve his removal from Monument Avenue?
Maury’s pioneering research in ocean wind and currents as a United States Navy officer resulted in improved commercial routes between major ports …
Leaving the South Alone
As our doors are closed we love to hear from our visitors and connect them with the history that matters most to …
An Update from the Mellon Team: Prototyping Southern Ambitions
Ana Edwards is a member of the Southern Ambitions Mellon project and a part of our Visitor Engagement staff. “You snooze, you …
Meet the RVA Global Tour
Cadence Wilmoth is a graduate student in Museum Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and served as an intern …
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 …