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address:14 Park Place Vernon Rockville, CT 06066 phone:860-870-3563 website:New England Civil War Museum email:

The New England Civil War Museum was established in March of 1994. It is housed in the Memorial Building. The hall is comprised of the Grand Hall, an outer room and a kitchen. This GAR hall is still fully intact with all of its relics (the most identified collection in Connecticut), including prints, paintings, lithographs, photos, and original papers. The museum has a wonderful collection of Civil War items and is an outstanding repository of information relating to the Grand Army.
Some of the museum's most prized items are the Hirst brothers' collection (14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry), the Thomas F. Burpee collection (colonel, 21st Connecticut Volunteer Infantry), and the Weston collection (musician, 5th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry). There are also numerous items of other veterans given to the post.
The museum and library along with the hall and its rooms are the property of the Alden Skinner Camp #45 of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.