September 26, 2016
The National Civil War Museum
Harrisburg PA
A rainy day in Harrisburg, PA. Time to go inside.
The only museum in The United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil War. History is preserved in equally balanced presentations that are humanistic in nature without bias to Union or Confederate causes. (copied from their website).
I found this to be a true statement.
Interesting Civil War Facts (taken from their brochure)
The melody of the popular Civil War ballad "Aura Lee" was later used for Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender".
The "Alligator" was an experimental Union submarine that was declared useless in battle.
U.S. Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig is the Civil War General with the longest name.
"Our American Cousin" was the name of the play that Abraham Lincoln attended on April 14, 1865.
General Robert E. Lee's father had fought in the Revolutionary War.
There are 1000 men in a regiment (100 men in a company and 10 companies to a regiment).
After the Battle of Gettysburg, 37574 rifles were recovered and sent to Washington to be reissued.
Moment of Mercy Statue
I'm from St. Louis, Missouri, so I needed to read this.
The strategies of the North and the South
A soldier writes home.
A wounded soldier is transported for treatment.
The field hospital
An Ambulance
The Civil War Museum opened my eyes to the number of "Firsts" in this war. I decided to focus on these during our visit. I did not know about most of these and hope you find them as interesting as I did.
Ephraim Slaughter, who served in the Union Army and spent his later years in Harrisburg
Wearing his Grand Army of the Republic uniform in his later years.
The lobby of the museum.
For more details about the museum, go to:
www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org
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