“Gone for a Soldier:” Jerseymen in the Civil War
The museum collaborated with the New Jersey Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee (NJCW150) to mount a major exhibit: Gone for a Soldier: Jerseymen in the Civil War, on display through July 1, 2012.
The exhibit commemorates New Jersey residents’ experiences in the Civil War. Among the 200 objects on exhibit in the museum’s main gallery are rare Civil War uniforms, weapons, equipment, recruiting posters, photographic images, flags, drums, personal items and insignia loaned from institutional and private collections around the state and beyond.
A full-color catalog is available in the museum shop or you can order one online!
