Virginia Museum of the Civil War

Best so far

This is one of the best Civil War Battle Museums we have been to. The Battle of New Market took place on a rainy day in May when the Confederate General Breckinridge was provoked to put in the back-up...

Targeted at patriotic (white) Virginians

A museum focused on the bravery of Virginia’s confederate soldiers, especially from the Virginia Military Academy. Almost nothing about the root causes of the civil war (seeking to preserve slavery in...

Disappointing

I visited this museum years ago not long after the exhi it for the Civil War Centennial was transferred from Richmond to New Market. The core of the museum still exists from that 1961 design and unfo...

Battlefield of Lost Shoes

Great history to be felt and experienced here at the museum. Very beautiful grounds, and the stories are presented as though you are there. The grounds are gorgeous, and a peek into the Shenandoah Ri...

Amazing Civil War museum

What a cool museum!!! It had artifacts from pre-revolution through modern times. So many amazing pieces. It has a good exhibit on the battle that was fought on the site, New Market. There were even ob...