American Civil War Museum

American Civil War Museum

The American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia
Location of the American Civil War Museum in Virginia
Former name	Museum of the Confederacy American Civil War Center
Established	May 3, 1866 (1866-05-03)
Location	Richmond, Virginia Appomattox, Virginia
Coordinates	37°32′26″N 77°25′46″W / 37.54045°N 77.42952°W / 37.54045; -77.42952
Type	History museum
Key holdings	Uniform and sword of Robert E. Lee, the White House of the Confederacy
Collections	Civil War-era documents and artifacts, militaria, battle flags
Visitors	51,000
CEO	Rob Havers
Historian	John S. Coski
Website	acwm.org

The American Civil War Museum is a multi-site museum in the Greater Richmond Region of central Virginia, dedicated to the history of the American Civil War. The museum operates three sites: The White House of the Confederacy, the American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar in Richmond, and the American Civil War Museum at Appomattox. It maintains a comprehensive collection of artifacts, manuscripts, Confederate books and pamphlets, and photographs.

In November 2013, the Museum of the Confederacy and the American Civil War Center at Tredegar merged, creating the American Civil War Museum.^[1] Its current name was announced in January 2014.^[2]