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Pennsylvania

RESERVOIR PARK
100 CONCERT DRIVE
HARRISBURG, PA 17103, USA

Website: http://www.nationalcivilwarmuseum.org

The National Civil War Museum presents a comprehensive and even-handed overview of America's greatest tragedy. Exhibits are factual, humanistic, educational, and entertaining. High-resolution video and sound-and-light shows complement the world-class collection of Civil War artifacts. Personal possessions of Lincoln, Davis, Lee, Grant, Jackson, McClellan, and Johnny Reb and Billy Yank are included in the collection.

Pennsylvania Civil War Battle Flags Collection
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania's collection of Civil War flags remains one of the single largest collections of Civil War colors in the nation and also contains twenty-two flags of the Spanish-American war.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | HSP is one of the nation's largest nongovernmental repositories of documentary materials, housing more than 600,000 books, 300,000 graphics, and 20 million manuscript items.
The John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | From 1863 to 1889, this was the home of Simon Cameron, Lincoln's first secretary of war.
The State Museum of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Among the museum's holdings is a large and important collection of Civil War materials, including flags, uniforms, firearms, swords, accoutrements, and soldiers' personal gear.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | This National Park preserves and protects the Gettysburg battlefield and the Soldiers' National Cemetery, site of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
Grand Army of The Republic Civil War Museum and Library
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The museum contains an extensive collection of Civil War artifacts, battle relics, personal memorabilia, paintings, documents, and photographs that were initially assembled by the veterans who formed Post 2 of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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