National Civil War Museum - Harrisburg PA
Traveling around the eastern United States, you will frequently encounter Civil War museums and battle sites. Some are run locally, same are national parks. But there is only one National Civil War Museum, and that is in Harrisburg Pa. The National Civil War Museum was the pet project of former Harrisburg Mayor Steve Reed. He was a civil war buff, and he developed the plan to build this museum, collecting an initial $32 million to build it. In 2001, the museum opened in the city’s Reservoir Park. Visitors follow a self-guided tour through the museums 17 galleries. You start by watching a film that portrays several people, free and enslaved, from the south and the north, in the late 1850’s. They set the background for the era leading up to the war. These characters show up periodically during the exhibit to offer the views of people as the war progressed. Walking through the galleries, you explore the years leading up to, and through the Civil War. There are exhibits that explain...