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Aug '07

Two museums, two Civil War views

Part of admin's adventure in Destinations

** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **A family looks at one of the displays at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, Va., Thursday, June 28, 2007. The museum bills itself as home to the world's largest collection of Confederate artifacts. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)More than 140 years after Civil War cannons fell silent, two museums in Richmond are offering very different views of the war between the states.  The century-old Museum of the Confederacy offers a more single-minded approach to the war. Red, white and blue battle flags from different Confederate troops wave from the ceiling.


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