Part 3 of 3

This week, for our third and final installment of the American Civil War Museum series, we meet with Robert Hancock, who is a Senior Curator and Director of Collections. The museum manages over 15,000 artifacts and over 150,000 manuscript items, and we talk to Robert about just a few of them. Though many items have been a part of the museum’s collection since the beginning, such as Robert E. Lee’s colt revolver, other items are new acquisitions that are to be preserved for future generations who wish to learn more about history. 

Changing Signs and Statues

Below is an embedded presentation from the online exhibit: Birth of Monument Avenue. It discusses the origins of Richmond’s most contested and beloved boulevard, and features objects from the American Civil War Museum, the Library of Virginia, The Valentine, and the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.


Episode Links:

• American Civil War Museum webpage: https://acwm.org/
• On Monument Avenue online exhibits: https://onmonumentave.com/
• American Civil War Museum online collections database: https://acwm.pastperfectonline.com/
• General Robert E. Lee's Parole and Citizenship article from the National Archives: https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2005/spring/piece-lee