American Civil War Museum
The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia | |
Location of the American Civil War Museum in Virginia | |
Former name | Museum of the Confederacy American Civil War Center |
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| Established | May 3, 1866 |
| Location | Richmond, Virginia Appomattox, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°32′26″N 77°25′46″W / 37.54045°N 77.42952°W |
| Type | History museum |
| Key holdings | Uniform and sword of Robert E. Lee, the White House of the Confederacy |
| Collections | Civil War-era documents and artifacts, militaria, battle flags |
| Visitors | 51,000 |
| CEO | Rob Havers |
| Historian | John S. Coski |
| Website | acwm |
The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War. The museum operates three sites: The White House of the Confederacy, the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, and the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox. It maintains a comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate books and pamphlets, and photographs.
In November 2013, the Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center at Tredegar merged, creating the American Civil War Museum. Its current name was announced in January 2014.