Which is the best museum?

[major bill]

If I was interested in visiting a museum which would be the best museum to visit to see?

1. Confederate uniforms
2. Union uniforms
3. Civil War swords
4. Civil War long arms
5. Other

 

[major bill]

I found the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond very good for Confederate uniforms. They were kind enough to set up a special display for us and I got to see an extra uniform usually kept in storage.

 

[Legion Para]

The Fuller Gun Collection.

 

[bdtex]

If I was interested in visiting a museum which would be the best museum to visit to see?

4. Civil War long arms

I haven't been to all museums but there is a helluva display at the Chickamauga NPS Visitor Center.

 

[bdtex]

The Fuller Gun Collection.

You beat me to it.

 

[major bill]

Fuller Gun Collection is a must see and it may well be the best museum for Civil War long arms. How about the NRA Museum for long arms?

 

[Legion Para]

One of the finest Confederate Firearms Collectios in the World.

Greensboro Historical Museum

http://greensborohistory.org/exhibits/murphy-confederate-firearms

The John and Isabelle Murphy Confederate Firearms Collection is a must for those interested in the distinctive style of these antique firearms. It features over 150 fine examples of longarms from every major Confederate armory. For those who crave works of art, the exhibit includes contemporary paintings by Don Troiani, and is supplemented by Civil War artifacts from our permanent collection.

 

[Legion Para]

The Confederate Memorial Hall in New Orleans.

 

[major bill]

Legion Para I will have to trust you on the last two as I have not visited them. I have been to both states, but had limited time while there.

 

[Legion Para]

The Museum of the Confederacy is at the top of the list for Confederate memorabilia.

 

[Legion Para]

Legion Para I will have to trust you on the last two as I have not visited them. I have been to both states, but had limited time while there.

I knew John Murphy for many years.

 

[major bill]

My vote for the best Civil War story museum is The Civil War Museum in Kenosha Wisconsin. If you want to see tons of uniforms and arms then don't go to Kenosha, but if you want a fine story Kenosha is great.

 

[Legion Para]

Truth be told, some of the finest Civil War Sword collections are privately owned and not on public display.

Even though it's widely scattered throughout numerous locations, the National Park Service has an amazing Civil War collection and most of it is never on display.

 

[major bill]

I have seem sword displays set up by John Tillmann and fully believe he could set up a sword museum on his own.

 

[Legion Para]

Texas Civil War Museum is not widely known East of the Mississippi.

Last year they obtained the William Turner Civil War photograph collection. Bill may have owned the finest Confederate photograph collection in the World.

 

[Legion Para]

Each state has a historical society and that is where you will find many of the leading flag collections. See the following thread.

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/preserving-our-heritage.116181/

 

[major bill]

I am a docent at the Michigan History Museum and we do not concentrate on the Civil War. We did set up two different temporary displays in the last few years. This allowed people to see artifacts not normally on display.

 

[Legion Para]

The Fuller Gun Collection.

Claude E. Fuller and Richard D. Steuart coauthored the first major study of Confederate firearms. Firearms of the Confederacy was published in 1948. Steuart gave his collection to the Virginia State Historical Society which is another place worth visiting.

 

[Legion Para]

Civil War Naval Museum.

 

[Legion Para]

National Museum of Civil War Medicine.