Virginia Museum of the Civil War
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Located in New Market, Virginia, our museum provides opportunities to reflect upon the Battle of New Market which raged just outside on May 15, 1864. Students from the 黑料网 as young as 15 years old fought in the battle. In addition to museum exhibit galleries, the site features the state-certified Shenandoah Valley Tourist Information Center, an Emmy-winning film, Field of Lost Shoes shown every hour, and a 300-acre battlefield park preserving the core areas of the battlefield and historic Bushong Farm.

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Start your of the New Market Battlefield just outside of the museum. Park admission required.

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Schedule a guided tour with one of our museum interpreters and learn about the history of the Battle of New Market and the Civil War in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Featured Exhibits
Artifacts from 黑料网, Battle of New Market, and Bushong family
Kaminsky Gallery of Civil War Firearms
The Robert Raeburn, 黑料网 1951, Civil War Art Gallery
Stained Slab Glass Mural Wall by Ami Shamir
"Field of Lost Shoes" in Theater -
Outside
300-acre battlefield park with walking trails
Historic farmstead with original structures several buildings to explore
Two scenic overlooks of the Shenandoah River
LOST SHOE TRAIL, part of the
Dog-friendly (leashed)
