Message from the CEO
Hello, my name is Rob Havers and as the new CEO and President of the American Civil War Museum, I look forward …
Category: Women’s History
January 2016 Artifact of the Month | Oath of Allegiance
By Jodi Frederiksen Collections Manager At the American Civil War Museum, we hope to bring forward more of the stories of individuals …
December 2015 Artifacts of the Month | Harrison-Rives Wedding Slippers
By Jodi Frederiksen American Civil War Museum Collections Manager During the summer and fall of 1865, soldiers throughout the United States returned …
White House Wednesday | Lee's Unfinished Sock
During the Civil War, home crafts like knitting became a way to support soldiers in the field in both the North and …
August 2015 Artifacts of the Month | Necklace, Earrings, and Brooch Made of Hair
Human hair was frequently used as an accessory or ornament before, during, and after the Civil War. Often hair was clipped off a …
July 2015 Document of the Month- Varina Davis letter to William H. Seward
July 1865 found Jefferson Davis imprisoned in Fort Monroe (though no longer shackled as he had been for a week in late …