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Virginia Museum of the Civil War, New Market, VA

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Virginia Museum of the Civil War

Virginia Military Institute's museum on the Battle of New Market, with galleries, a film, a tourist center and a battlefield park.

8895 George Collins Parkway, New Market, VA 22844 · New Market, VA

About Virginia Museum of the Civil War

The museum in New Market, Virginia, lets visitors explore the Battle of New Market, fought on May 15, 1864, when VMI cadets as young as 15 took part. Its galleries show artifacts from VMI, the battle and the Bushong family, plus a firearms gallery and a Civil War art gallery. A theater screens the Emmy-winning docudrama Field of Lost Shoes every hour. The site also includes a state-certified tourist information center covering the Shenandoah Valley and a 300-acre battlefield park with walking trails, the historic Bushong Farm and scenic overlooks of the Shenandoah River.

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