The hallways in the museum contain many
interesting pictures and artifacts. One picture in the upstairs
hallway shows Andersonville, which
was a notorious Confederate prisoner of war camp in Georgia. There
are also a series of pictures depicting the battle between the
Monitor and the Merrimac
(also known as the CSA Virginia).
On display in the upstairs hallway are telegraph insulators known
as "Confederate
eggs". When the Union
Armies moved South, they disrupted communications lines by burning
the telegraph poles. The insulators partially melted and became
"eggs" when the poles were burned.
The Davis Family display shows
how an average family was touched by the war. Also displayed in
the upstairs hallway is a 34-star flag
that was found on the battlefield of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in
1863 by Private William Stephens, who
was one of 1,504 men to receive a Congressional
Medal of Honor during the Civil War. His citation and lapel
ribbon are here for display, and on the wall is a replica of the
Medal of Honor he won.
The tack box at the end of the hall is from Grace, Idaho, found
in an old Indian fort. It was used to repair all kinds of leather
goods for the soldiers. The saddles on either side are examples
of a McClellan saddle. In
1859, George McClellan designed this saddle for the comfort of
the backbone of the horse; horses were harder to get than men!
Lieutenant Colonel Robert E. Lee was on the board of three who
recommended the saddle.
