Old Court House Civil War Museum
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Old Court House Civil War Museum is located at: P.O. Box 215Winchester, VA 22604 Voice: 540-542-1145 Website: www.civilwarmuseum.org Email: jembtowncom@aol.com The Museum is now open in its final home, the Frederick County Courthouse, 20 North Loudoun Loudoun Street, in the Old Town Walking Mall. Thanks to all our supporters who brought this to pass! In the Civil War 600,000 Americans died. That is more than have died in all the other wars combined in which Americans have fought. With our current population, the equivalent would be 15 million Americans dead or wounded. The excavated relic collection illustrates these three themes: The Life of the Common Soldier |
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Changing Technology
As in many wars, technology evolved faster than battle tactics and the common soldier suffered the price.
Relics illustrate the evolution of guns and artillery from smoothbore to rifled, change to breech-load
and repeating rifles, and the extensive experimentation with artillery ammunition.
From Volunteer Militia to a National Army
Excavation of early battles yields relics of the many splendid uniforms that militias from North and South
wore to war. Indeed, neither government could equip the huge numbers of early volunteers. State governments
and militia units themselves ordered their gear in a wide variety of styles. Relics dug from later in the war
illustrate the shortages the Confederate army faced and the emergence of the first true national army of the
United States. As that national army developed, each man was issued standard uniforms and equipment.
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