Memphis, Tennessee | The Civil War exhibit at this museum displays artifacts, documents, and photographs of civilian Memphis, arms and equipment and currency.

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Mississippi River Museum at Mud Island
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125 NORTH FRONT STREET
MEMPHIS, TN 38103, USA
Website: https://www.memphisriverparks.org/parks/mud-island/
Within the Mississippi River Museum are five galleries dedicated to the significant role of the Mississippi River in the Civil War. A life-size replica of a Union City ironclad gunboat is featured. Also included are a half-dozen boat models, displays of Civil War uniforms, field equipment, weapons, and personal items.
Memphis, Tennessee | Originally named the Mississippi National Cemetery, this cemetery holds the remains of 13,965 soldiers who fought in the Civil War's Western theatre.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Both Union and Confederate armies camped on this 1,500 acre plantation, which at different times housed both Nathan Bedford Forrest and Jefferson Davis.
Smyrna, Tennessee | This historic site is the family home and farm of Tennessee's "Boy Hero of the Confederacy, " Sam Davis.
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