"A House Divided Money of the Civil War"
Visit the ANA Money Museum and assume the Identity of a historical figure who participated in the war. The North had industry and railroads and the South had great generals. So what decided the Civil War? MONEY!
"A House Divided: Money of the Civil War" takes a unique look at this epic, bloody time while showcasing the era's coins, paper money, medals and new ideas in war financing that helped lead to the North's victory.
Visitors are given keepsake identity cards featuring real people, some famous and some not, who were involved in the epic conflict. When entering the exhibit visitors will be given a card featuring one of 34 identities and are encouraged to look for additional interesting facts about their identities while exploring the exhibit.
Some identities include John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin; Clara Barton, a nurse who later founded the American Red Cross; Mary Reynolds, a slave who provided a famous interview in 1937 and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, the famous Confederate general who died at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
The Museum is located in Colorado Springs. More information can be found on the ANA web site.