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The New England Civil War Museum

The museum is OPEN every Saturday and Sunday

from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM, excluding holidays. Admission is FREE.

2023 SPEAKER SERIES

Sept 30, Saturday - LIVING HISTORY DAY at the NECWM!

Oct. 5, Thu 7:30 PM – Author Brian Swartz, "Passing Through the Fire: Joshua Chamberlain in the Civil War"

Nov. 2, Thu 7:30 PM – Civil War Trails Executive Director Drew Gruber, "The Civil War Yorktown Campaign"

Dec. 4, Mon. 7:30 PM – Licensed Battlefield Guide Chris Army, "The 5th & 20th Connecticut Regiments at Gettysburg"

The New England Civil War Museum

is located in Vernon, Connecticut. The museum and research center resides in the historic downtown section of Rockville. It is housed within an original Grand Army of the Republic meeting hall and contains numerous one-of-a-kind artifacts from the Civil War, with an emphasis on Connecticut's contributions. The library and research center contain hundreds of books and periodicals for research and study.

The museum and library, originally founded by Burpee Post #71 in 1896, now administered by Sons of Union Veterans Alden Skinner Camp #45, serves as the premier place for historians and enthusiasts alike to study and conduct research related to the Civil War, the Grand Army of the Republic, and Sons of Union Veterans in southern New England.

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