On the day before we were set to fly home, we drove out to Richmond - about 45 minutes from where we were staying in Williamsburg. Well there was a ton of traffic and it ended up taking well over an hour each way. But we made it.
It was pretty cool, and my being an American History minor and US Civil War buff I really enjoyed it. Dave too. Drew, well not so much. There wasn't the hands on kind of things like he had when we visited Jamestown and Williamsburg. This was more of a museum. It was in a small building and we wouldn't let him just run loose - yeah we're not one of "those" parents and we forced him to stay nearby and keep quiet.
Confederate Money
The "Rosette" Bullet - according to legend one bullet from the Union (the North) and one bullet from the Confederates (South) hit each other in mid-air creating this "Rosette". We thought that was pretty cool!
Confederate war flag for a particular batallion:
Here are some artifacts from the Gettysburg Battle.
This is the coat that Jefferson Davis apparently wore when he was arrested. Jefferson Davis is the President of the Confederacy.
Canon that was used by the South during the war.
Here is a picture of the White House of the Confederacy where Jefferson Davis lived for a few years.
What's interesting about this area, it's in the middle of a Hospital "campus" and is out of character for this area which is very modern all around it.
Dave and Drew are standing in front of what is called the Wickham-Valentine House. This is where Attorney John Wickham lived when he defended Aaron Burr against treason in 1807. Aaron Burr is probably most known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel, but was charged (and acquitted) of treason for trying to claim lands in Texas area. We just thought the house was cool, and again out of the norm for this redeveloped area.
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