Visit the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg PA
Visit the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg PA
National Civil War Museum Harrisburg PA
As President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address encompassed the emotions of the American struggle, The National Civil War Museum portrays this struggle as a time line, from the issues straining the nation through the war's conclusion at Appomattox Court House. Nowhere can you find a better understanding of the Civil War, its effect on the nation, or on the people. Come walk our halls. See and feel the emotions rise and fall as you embrace Bull Run, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness, Antietam, and Gettysburg; once ordinary places transformed to hallowed ground within a few hours.
The National Civil War Museum incorporates collections of artifacts, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and other printed matter that exceed 24,000 items. Although many items have been donated to The National Civil War Museum since its opening in 2001, the vast majority of its collections were acquired by the City of Harrisburg between 1994 and 1999 under the auspices of Mayor Stephen R. Reed. Three-dimensional objects (artifacts) comprise about 3,500 items, of which one-fourth (850 items) are on display in the permanent galleries of the building. The balance is held in secure storage for future exhibits and for scholarly research, the latter reserved for Museum members and by appointment only. Because The National Civil War Museum's mission encompasses the period from 1850 through 1876, its' collections vary widely in scope and years of manufacture. For the pre-War period, collections include artifacts that reflect on the nature of sectional controversies and, in particular, slavery. The four actual years of War incorporate items from the civilian as well as the military venues of the conflict. Our emphasis is on the human side of the conflict. We exhibit and collect materials on the common soldiers, men and women on the home front, and the experiences of African Americans. The military artifacts encompass all aspects of soldiers' experiences: from the personal equipage and weaponry of the War, to wounds, disease, prisoner-of-war experiences, and the emotional drain of the conflict. Whenever possible, emphasis has been placed on obtaining artifacts that are identified to specific combatants of the War and, according to availability, the prominent personalities of the war. Post-War artifacts primarily reflect the impact of the War on western expansion.
The National Civil War Museum continues to look for selective items to fill and enhance its displays and research collections. Please consider sharing your collection or artifacts from your ancestor's contributions to the Union or the Confederacy. Help us develop and enhance The National Civil War Museum and our collections. If you are looking for a safe and secure home for Civil War or related objects that may be in your possession, please think of us and consider the advantages of donating your object(s) to The National Civil War Museum.
Travel to National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA.
Travel to National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA.
The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. 11-2011
Stopped in Harrisburg, Pa. for 1 night on the way home from Rochester, NY. Didn't have a lot of time but we got to go to The National Civil War Museum. The only museum in the United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil
War without bias.
Artillery @ National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg PA
From June 23, 2018
National Civil War Museum (Harrisburg PA)
National Civil War Museum - Harrisburg PA (soldiers camping diorama)
History Project (National Civil War Museum/ Harrisburg PA)
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Ted Alexander's Presentation - National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA
National Park Service historian Ted Alexander offered an informative presentation at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on September 14, 2010. In this brief excerpt from his discussion of the Civil War homefront in the Cumberland Valley, Alexander provides an overview of the impact that Confederate raids had on the civilian population in central Pennsylvania. Alexander is the Historian at Antietam National Battlefield and author of several books and more than 200 articles and reviews. Learn more about War on the Homefront, which is a new exhibit at the National Civil War Museum, here:
Quick video tour of the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg
A quick video tour of the National Civil War Museum in light of recent arrest of former Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed. Museum was apparently one of the Harrisburg entities that had debt raised in it's name.
Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania July 5 2019
The American Civil War was fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America, a collection of eleven southern states that left the Union in 1860 and 1861. The conflict began primarily as a result of the long-standing disagreement over the institution of slavery. On our family vacation, we went to the Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on day 2 of our trip, July 5 2019. It was very informative.
Music credit: Darryl Worley, I will hold my ground
Civil War Museum Harrisburg, Pa.
Museum is located at Reservior Park in Harrisburg, Pa.
National Civil War Museum
The National Civil War Museum, located In Harrisburg, PA, is the only museum in the United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil War with equal balance to the North and South
The Battle of Gettysburg - Pickett's Charge Mural - National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg, PA
This mural is located in the Gettysburg Room at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA. In the summer of 2000, our reenactment unit participated in the 135th Anniversary commemoration of the Grand Review. At this time, an artist photographed us. The zooms on this clip show my brother (holding the flag), me (to the front left of my brother), and my father (on the far right side of the painting behind the portrait of General Pickett). The music played here is a clip of the Main Title Theme from the movie Gettysburg by Randy Edelman.
Harrisburg Pennsylvania Downtown Driving Tour
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We explore the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg, the state capital of Pennsylvania, sits on the Susquehanna River. The National Civil War Museum illustrates both sides of the conflict via interactive exhibits and re-enactments. Next to the imposing Capitol building, the State Museum of Pennsylvania celebrates the area’s natural, cultural and industrial heritage. East of the city, Hersheypark is a chocolate-themed park offering rides and entertainment.
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National Civil War museum battles funding with city of Harrisburg
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Civil War Museam
The National Civil War Museum, located at One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a permanent, nonprofit educational institution created to promote the preservation of material culture and sources of information that are directly relevant to the American Civil War of 1861–1865, and the aftermath period of the war as related to Civil War Veterans' service organizations, including the Grand Army of the Republic, United Confederate Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy to 1920. The museum also serves as the National Headquarters for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). In 2009, the museum became affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
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The National Civil War Museum Harrisburg, PA
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