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Richmond Museums
September 19, 2009
With the Williamsburg tour wrapped up, students boarded the Chesapeake Semester vans and headed toward Virginia's capitol, Richmond, before crossing back over into Maryland. In Richmond, students had the opportunity to explore the Civil War era at the Museum of the Confederacy.
Click to enlarge photos by Mike Hardesty '05.
Students enter the main building of the Museum of the Confederacy
Portrait: Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces under Jefferson Davis.
Laura Lazenby '11 next to the frock coat and trousers of General William Dorsey Pender, a distant relative on her father's side. General Major Pender was wounded in Gettysburg and eventually died some few weeks later.
Weapons of the Confederate Army.
Liz Shandor '11.
Danielle Bellezza '11.
Students on the steps of the Confederate White House. Students were given a private tour but no pictures were allowed to be taken.
Sergeant Major Abdul Hames, curator of the White House of the Confederacy.
Confederate Flag on display.
Kelsey Hallowell '12 and Danielle Bellezza '11.