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| Posted: Wed May 14th, 2008 02:33 am |
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Bama46
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The Abe museum is pretty cool for a yankee museum, that is.
Susan is right, the Confederate Relic Room is top drawer. I loved my time there. Appomattox has a very nice museum located upstairs in the visitors center. I have never seen a NPS museum that was not top notch. Pay particular attention to the cases at Chicasmauga dedicated to the vandalism that occurs there. The Tennessee River museum in Savannah is cool, but Pope's Tavern in Florence, Alabama is my favorite of all time. It was a stop on the Jackson Military road, and a favorite of his. It was both a Union and Confederate hospital in the war and has very interesting artifacts along with a delightful lady to explain is detail, anything you might want to see.
Another good one is the Illinois Military Museum at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, IL. It is the repository of Gen Santa Anna's leg!
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 01:23 am |
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 05:26 am |
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susansweet
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Conyankee the Quartermasters museum is small but it is interesting isn't it. They are also some of the nicest people I met. I went there to see if I can get information on my great grandfather who was in the quarter masters department but as a civilian. They went out of their way to try and find information for me . Sadly they didn't find any but I recieved a very nice email appologizing for not finding any information .
I toured the museum of course while I was there.
Susan
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| Posted: Fri May 16th, 2008 01:37 pm |
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connyankee
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Susan,
I like 'em big or small. I tend to favor the little places here and there - you know, the historical societies and small museums of little towns. It seems like every town in VA and TN has one and each is unique. I especially enjoy talking to the people with the care-worn eyes who protect and preserve these treasures. The list is endless. Had the opportunity to visit tiny Averasboro, NC last year and quite glad I did.
connyankee
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| Posted: Wed Nov 5th, 2008 06:45 pm |
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ArtorBart
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I believe VMI has a museum of sorts {maybe it's part of their library} and there's a Robert E. Lee memorial/museum under the Lee Chapel at Washington & Lee University.
They're both in Lexington, VA, a quaint, small, college-town in the Shenandoah Valley.
Oh, and there's the Stonewall Jackson home in Lexington, too, within walking distance of W&L.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 5th, 2008 08:41 pm |
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| Posted: Wed Nov 5th, 2008 09:14 pm |
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javal1
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Isn't the raincoat he was wearing when killed also at VMI? Been many years, but I think that's where I saw it.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 6th, 2008 02:22 am |
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David White
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Javal:
that is correct directly across from Little Sorrell, along with the cap Jackson wore that night too.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 6th, 2008 07:41 pm |
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ArtorBart
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Hi there, PvtC...
Re: whether I'm Art or Bart...it all depends on the mood I'm in! Ever hear of "Black Bart," the stereotypical dressed-in-black bad guy, from the cartoons of the '60s and the cowboy melodramas of early film days?
Artor"At Least I'm Not Snidely Whiplash!"Bart
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10th, 2008 08:02 pm |
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Old Sorrel
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I like the new Tredegar Iron works mueseum in Richmond VA. As long as you dont mind all the slavery stuff in the beginning. Its right next to the Richmond battlefield Visitor Center.
http://www.tredegar.org/
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11th, 2008 05:26 pm |
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Johan Steele
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The Wisconsin Veterans Museum in Madison is IMO one of the best. Not too overwhelming and full of fascinating info.
Chickamauga NPS site is IMO the best NPS museum, but I also haven't been back there in a LONG time... early 1990's.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13th, 2008 01:43 am |
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The Iron Duke
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I recommend the Civil War Naval Musuem in Columbus, Georgia.
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