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Museum Under Parent
Museum Under Parent
Educational Offerings
In addition to year-round self-guided tours, the park offers a variety of age and education-specific programs throughout the year. School group programs are designed around the Virginia Standards of Learning. Adult programs range from explorations of the Bushong Family and their times to the motivations of soldiers North and South.
All tours must be booked a minimum of 3-weeks in advance. Group pricing is available.
All tours must be booked a minimum of 3-weeks in advance. Group pricing is available.
Focus of Your Collection
The aim of our museum is to take visitors through the Civil War in Virginia using artifacts, photos, and dioramas. Special emphasis is placed on the Battle of New Market which occurred on the museum grounds in May of 1864. The grounds feature two 1-mile walking paths that follow in the footsteps of those who participated in the battle. The original 1825 Bushong Farm House and outbuildings are open to explore as well. The Bushong Family sheltered in their cellar as the fiercest fighting was centered on their home. The museum and grounds are self-guided.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Virginia Museum of the Civil War is to collect, preserve, and interpret the military and social history of the decade 1858 to 1868 in Virginia. With special attention given to the Shenandoah Valley and to perpetuate the battle site as a memorial to the valor of the VMI Corps of Cadets in the Battle of New Market.
The Museum Houses:
Original artifacts from the Bushong Family
Original artifacts from VMI and Battle of New Market
The Kaminsky Gallery of Civil War Firearms
The Robert Raeburn Civil War Art Collection
Field of Lost Shoes in the museum’s theater
Mission Statement
The mission of the Virginia Museum of the Civil War is to collect, preserve, and interpret the military and social history of the decade 1858 to 1868 in Virginia. With special attention given to the Shenandoah Valley and to perpetuate the battle site as a memorial to the valor of the VMI Corps of Cadets in the Battle of New Market.
The Museum Houses:
Original artifacts from the Bushong Family
Original artifacts from VMI and Battle of New Market
The Kaminsky Gallery of Civil War Firearms
The Robert Raeburn Civil War Art Collection
Field of Lost Shoes in the museum’s theater
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