Tredegar History Tour
Guided tour of the Historic Tredegar site every Saturday & Sunday is included with admission. Tours at 11am and 3pm with Musket …
Trivia Night at the Museum
Join us for drinks and a few rounds of trivia! Tredegar, ACWM, and of the Civil War - lots of topics, lots …
The Unvanquished-(virtual book talk)
Join this virtual book talk, where author Patrick K. O'Donnell discusses his book, The Unvanquished. This book documents the untold story of Lincoln’s Special …
Lincoln Prize Lecture
The American Civil War Museum will present the annual Lincoln Prize Lecture on October 17th at Tredegar in Richmond, Virginia. Featured speakers …
Tredegar Society Wine Dinner
Enoteca Sogno 1223 Bellevue Avenue, Richmond, VirginiaPlease join the Tredegar Society for our Third Annual Wine Dinner. This year's dinner will feature the wonderful wines of Tuscany paired with …
Virtual Book Talk: “A Wonderful Career in Crime”
Charles Cowlam’s career as a convict,spy, detective, congressional candidate, adventurer, and con artist spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and Gilded Age. The …
Fall Festival at ACWM-Appomattox
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesMark your calendar for October 26th and Fall Festival at ACWM-Appomattox! Join us for a fun-filled day of local music, pumpkin painting, dancing, wood …
Virtual Book Talk – “Dranesville: A Northern Virginia Town Caught in the Crossfire of Battle”
This small Union victory is often overlooked, but it was emblematic of the fighting that was to come. At Dranesville, civilians were …
“Now We Stand By Each Other Always” – a performance in three acts.
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesRudely Stamp'd Historical Impressions presents "Now We Stand by Each Other Always" November 14th at the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox …
Tredegar History Tour
Take a guided tour of the former Tredegar Ironworks site every Saturday & Sunday at 11am and 3pm with Musket Firing Demonstration …
Annual Tredegar Tree Lighting!
American Civil War Museum 480 Tredegar St, Richmond, Virginia, United StatesJoin us at the popular Tredegar Tree Lighting when we officially illuminate the 20ft tall tree in the museum lobby! A Richmond …
Virtual Book Talk “Union General Daniel Butterfield”
General Dan Butterfield played a pivotal role during the Civil War and introduced practices still in use by the U.S. Army today. …
Winter Wander
A nice walk through the historic neighborhood of Clay Street in Downtown Richmond. ACWM is pleased to open the first floor of …
Santa Visit!
The American Civil War Museum – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, Virginia, United StatesSanta is coming to Tredegar! Save your space today for this free event that is back by (very) popular demand! Visit with …
Virtual Book Talk ‘Kidnapped At Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White’ with Andrew Sillen
David Henry White, a free Black teenage sailor from Lewes, Delaware, was kidnapped by Captain Raphael Semmes of the Confederate raider Alabama on October …
Rosenwald Schools
ACWM Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, VA, United StatesIn partnership with Appomattox for Equality, Carver Price, and the Robert Russa Moton Museum, ACWM presents this special program with a presentation by …
2025 Symposium: ‘On the Battlefield’ *this event is now only on Saturday 2/22/25
ACWM – Historic Tredegar 480 Tredegar St., Richmond, Virginia, United States2025 ACWM Symposium: On the Battlefield includes:Saturday, February 22nd - Esteemed historians discussing the course of the Civil War
Virtual Book Talk ‘Freedom Was in Sight!’ with Dr. Kate Masur
As part of the ACWM celebration of Black History Month, we present this virtual program with Dr. Kate Masur, a leading historian …
Death & Mourning in the Civil War
American Civil War Museum - Appomattox 159 Horseshoe Rd, Appomattox, Virginia, United StatesThe American Civil War brought a previously unimaginable level of carnage to the country. Modern scholarship puts the soldier death toll at …