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People In Perspective
December 18, 2019

Annual Legacies: Chaplain Garland H. White

There are thousands of legacies housed within the American Civil War Museum, and the Annual Fund helps to provide critical funding for …

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White House of the Confederacy
December 18, 2019

Annual Legacies: White House of the Confederacy

There are thousands of legacies housed within the American Civil War Museum, and the Annual Fund helps to provide critical funding for …

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People In Perspective
November 26, 2019

Annual Legacies: Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

There are thousands of legacies housed within the American Civil War Museum, and the Annual Fund helps to provide critical funding for …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
December 17, 2018

House 200 | A Journey Through Time

This year, 2018, we commemorated the bicentennial of the house most commonly referred to as The White House of the Confederacy.  Our …

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Museum News Myths & Misunderstandings
October 2, 2018 Myths and Misunderstandings

Myths & Misunderstandings: The Museum

Last year, comments on one of our Facebook posts sparked a larger conversation about recurring debates about the Civil War. We asked …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
August 21, 2018

House 200 | “dear old Central School”

On October 1, 1872, Richmond’s Central School opened with 11 teachers and approximately 600 students – all of them white in a …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
July 27, 2018

House 200 | Symbols, Past and Present

By John Coski, Museum Historian What did an African-American spy for the Union working in Jefferson Davis’s Confederate executive mansion, a young …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
May 22, 2018

House 200 | The President's Guard

By John Coski, Historian Waite Rawls’ May 12th “House 200” program on President Jefferson Davis’ military aides who occasionally worked at the Confederate …

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History is Present On Monument Avenue
May 16, 2018

Why Now? A Historian Roundtable

We have attempted, on this blog, to explore the origins and meanings of the statues on Monument Avenue. In the process, we …

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House 200 White House of the Confederacy
May 2, 2018

House 200 | Jefferson Davis' Staff

By Waite Rawls, Foundation President  Like any other Chief Executive and Commander in Chief, Jefferson Davis was surrounded by many people who …

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