TomP
Sergeant
- Joined
- Sep 29, 2015
- Location
- Corinth, MS
Unfortunately, during those sixty years you have been visiting we have been unable to add a single extra square foot of space to the exhibit area. It is a dilemma faced by most museums, including the Smithsonian. We would love to show off all of our artifacts but we just don't have enough space to do so. As a result, only a portion can be shown at any given time.that for no evident reason simply disappeared in another of the several "renovations."
Several times a year we will put up temporary exhibit cases which allow us to put an extra few of the items before the public.
The frock coat you mentioned belonged to Maj. Horatio Nelson of the 7th Illinois Cavalry. It was put on display at Corinth when we opened in 2004 and remained on exhibit until replaced by the personal effects (sword, Bible, revolver) of Lt. Col. James S. Terral of the 7th Battalion Mississippi Infantry.
As for the items which are removed from display, they are put in a climate controlled storage facility at Shiloh.