Civil War Museum
Gettysburg In Color, Volume I
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesGettysburg in Color, Volume I: Brandy Station to the Peach Orchard Presented by: Pat and Dylan Brennan Patrick Brennan, a long-time student of the Civil War, published author, and an editorial advisor for The Civil War Monitor magazine, has teamed up with his technology-astute daughter Dylan Brennan to bring the largest Civil War battle to...
Resource Center Activity Day
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesThe Civil War Museum’s Resource Center is a hands-on, try-it-on, test-it-out section of the museum. Here, students of all ages can engage in creative play to better understand the food, ways, chores, stories, clothing, and games of the Civil War era. The Resource Center also sponsors hands-on Family Activity Days throughout the year to increase...
Second Friday Lecture Series
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesFriday, May 12: Vicksburg After the Fall Speaker: Gene Eric Salecker With the capture of Vicksburg in July 1863, the Bluff City became a Union citadel within the Confederacy, accessible only via the Mississippi River. Turned into a major Union supply base, Vicksburg was the main starting point for a number of Union expeditions or...
Visit Kenosha Tourism Week Free Days: See the Elephant
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesAll guests receive free admission to The Civil War Museum’s main exhibit “The Fiery Trial”, which is an immersive exhibit with a 360-degree film “Seeing The Elephant”. The exhibit tells the inspiring and personal stories of the soldiers on the war front and family back home in the Midwest. The other areas of the museum...
Wisconsin Marathon
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesThe 2023 Wisconsin Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k take place on Saturday, May 6, along Kenosha's beautiful lakefront! Join us for a long (or not as long) run along Lake Michigan and through Downtown Kenosha. We have pacers that will help you get to your goal and, of course, our Big Cheese Medal waiting for...
In God’s Presence: The Bible and Faith in the Civil War Era Seminar
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesDuring this presentation, Dr. Noll will discuss the significance of the Bible in the American ethos prior to the Civil War as well as American Protestants’ “commonsense” interpreting of Scripture. Within this topic, Noll will also identify religion as the most important factor at work in pre-Civil War America and the theological and personal crises...
Loyal to the Union: Ohio in the Civil War Exhibit
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesExplore the people and events that made the Buckeye state unique and so important to the Union cause. Ohio joined the Union in 1803 as the 17th state, and was a major agricultural, economic, educational, and intellectual force in pre-Civil War America. At the time of the Civil War, Ohio was the oldest and most...
Documenting History: The Process and Importance of Military History Books
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesBlue House Books & The Civil War Museum present Documenting History: The Process and Importance of Military History Books. Join us on March 5th as five authors of military history gather to discuss their careers documenting historical events, led by Civil War Museum Curator Doug Dammann The discussion panel will consist of authors K.M. Waldvogel,...
Antebellum and Civil War African American Experience
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesRenowned image collector and historian Mike Medhurst will take a visual look into the lives of African American soldiers and civilians before and during the Civil War. See one-of-a-kind photographs from his collection and others.
Civil War Medical Weekend with the 17th Corps Field Hospital Group
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United StatesExplore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, the largest Civil War Medical unit in the Midwest, will have interactive displays highlighting surgery, nursing care, pharmaceuticals and embalming. Activities include: Watch surgical demonstrations View hundreds of original surgical instruments up close Hear about the different...