This is a privately-owned museum in Richmond, featuring the house that Confederate President Jefferson Davis lived in during the Civil War, and an attached museum. Like every other privately-owned Confederate museum in the South, there’s a not-so-subtle “Lost Cause” undercurrent to it, but it does have a nice collection of Civil War era artifacts.
Some photos from a visit.
The Confederacy’s Presidential MansionThe MuseumOutside is an anchor from the ironclad CSS “Virginia” (known in the North as the “Merrimack”)Inside the museumSword and cap belonging to Stonewall JacksonSword belonging to Confederate General Stirling PriceOvercoat belonging to cavalry raider John MorganOne of Jeb Stuart’s hatsUniform overcoat of Captain William Cleaver, who was killed during the Confederate campaign into Arizona and New MexicoCollection of objects from Robert E Lee’s field tentParole card issued to a Confederate officer who surrendered at Vicksburg, releasing him on the promise that he not fight againThe hat worn by Robert E Lee at AppomattoxOvercoat worn by Jefferson Davis when he was captured in GeorgiaDisplay of Confederate flags. The Confederates had a bewildering variety of flags and battle flags—each state had its own versions.“Captain Confederacy”—a comic book series published in the 80s. Two versions—one with a white man, the other with an African-American woman. Ugh.
