July 1865 found Jefferson Davis imprisoned in Fort Monroe (though no longer shackled as he had been for a week in late May). His wife,...
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With the beauty of Virginia summers come insects! Mosquito netting like this in the White House of the Confederacy nursery served two purposes. One, of course was keeping insects away from people as they slept during the night. Though we don't...
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The United States was unprepared and ill-equipped when it entered World War I in 1917. As the military scrambled to gather men and equipment to fight abroad, the Navy specifically noted a deficit of ocular equipment. The Department of the Navy...
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In the Museum's second video on the Confederate Battle Flag, Historian John Coski discusses the flag's evolution, from its original use on Civil War battlefields to its adoption as a social and political symbol.
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This Cantonese vase is one of a matching set currently on display in the Library of the White House of the Confederacy. Knowing that they would have to flee Richmond, the Davises auctioned off some items that they couldn’t take with them,...
