Civil War era photo
The entrance to the Fiery Trial exhibit is marked by the iconic statue of a Civil War soldier
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Welcome to the Civil War Museum

Located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Civil War Museum is like no other museum in the country. No current museum explores this war as seen and experienced on the home front nor the connections between the home front and the battle front. Through state-of-the-art museum technology, life-size dioramas, and interactive engaging exhibits, visitors travel back in history to the social, political and economic influences that contributed to the Civil War.

Temporary Exhibits

"I had my likeness taken" - Portrait Photographs of the Civil War

Now through March 30, 2010

 

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Permanent Exhibits

The 15,000 square feet permanent exhibit gallery tells the stories of those whose lives were changed by the Civil War and how those people shaped the course of American history. This gallery showcases significant Civil War artifacts important to the regional and national Civil War story using life-scale, interactive exhibits, and audio and video technology. Click here for an in-depth look at the gallery.

Events

Antebellum Slave Revolts

November 19, 2009

A Civil War Christmas

December 12, 2009

Kwanzaa In My Soul: Celebrating Umoja-Unity

December 19, 2009

 

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