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Missouri Civil War Museum Receives Manuscript Donation from France

The Missouri Civil War Museum (MCWM) at the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site in St. Louis County just received a collection of original Civil War letters and envelopes. They were sent to the museum by a donor in Paris, France. The donor’s family had ancestors living in Missouri, Iowa, and Arkansas during the Civil War. There are Missouri and Iowa postmarks visible on the envelopes.


Civil War letters and envelopes for Missouri Civil War Museum from donor in France.

The MCWM has been collecting artifacts for the past 10 years in preparation for opening the museum. The MCWM has saved hundreds of artifacts from leaving the state and brought dozens of others back home to Missouri. The museum has a collection of thousands of artifacts and is projected to open in late 2012.

More information: www.mcwm.org