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Come explore the Museum's three floors of galleries containing the world's most comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs from the Confederate States of America. Be transported back in time as you wander past "Stonewall" Jackson's forage cap, J.E.B. Stuart's LeMat pistol, and Robert E. Lee's field tent. Learn about lesser-known topics like the daily lives of common soldiers, the Confederate Navy, and art from the period.

The centerpiece of the museum complex is a separate structure a few yards north of the museum building, across a shady, peaceful garden. The White House of the Confederacy was where Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his family lived from 1861-1865. Visitors today can tour 11 restored rooms in this early 19th-century mansion, one of the most richly appointed and historically accurate sites remaining from this dramatic period in American history.

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Evocative The beautifully restored and furnished White House of the Confederacy was home to the Jefferson Davis family for the duration of the American Civil War. Much of what is seen in the house was either owned and used by the Davis family, or selected for exhibition due to the extensive histories provided over a century ago by the Davises. The tour guide was excellent and engaged his audience, eliciting discussion about this important family and chapter in American history. by Beenthere on Tue, 11/02/2010 - 14:34