| Exhibition Review | The Journal of American History, 88.1

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| Exhibition Review | The Journal of American History, 88.1 | The History Cooperative

Exhibition Review

Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works, Fifth and Tredegar Sts. on the Richmond Canal Walk, Richmond, Virginia; part of Richmond National Battlefield Park, National Park Service, 3215 E. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23223.

Permanent exhibition, opened June 17, 2000. Daily 9–5 except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day; admission free, donations requested, small parking fee April 28 through Nov. 30. 12,000 sq. ft. Cynthia MacLeod, David Ruth, Eric Mink, Mike Andrus, National Park Service staff; Bob Krick, park historian; Hyman Schwartzberg, curator; Russ Smith, regional lead for interpretation and education; Gary Gallagher, Thavolia Glymph, Edgar Toppin, historian collaborators; Ralph Applebaum and Assoc., designers; Maltbie Corp., case and exhibit construction.

Internet: <http://www.nps.gov/rich/>.

The Civil War battlefields surrounding Richmond, Virginia, are crucial to understanding the central conflict in American history. Since much of the Union war effort focused on taking the capital of the Confederacy, battles raged around the city throughout the war, especially in 1862 and 1864. The battlefields of the two vast campaigns lie interspersed among one another; famous sites such as Malvern Hill and Cold Harbor are surrounded by lesser-known but still important counterparts. Visitors must struggle to keep two complicated stories in mind as they drive from one site to another, often through subdivisions and past shopping centers. The battlefields of Richmond are important and intriguing; they are also confusing, endangered, complicated, and frustrating. 1

The new Civil War Visitor Center at Tredegar Iron Works attempts to bring clarity to those scattered sites, weaving them into a common story and making them accessible to a diverse audience. . . .

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