CIVIL WAR HISTORY REVISITED

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE START OF THE CIVIL WAR. THE SIOUX CITY MUSEUM IS COMMEMORATING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES WITH A PRESENTATION OF RARELY SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM THAT TIME PERIOD.

THE MUSEUM'S MATT ANDERSON SAYS THE ITEMS BELONGED TO IOWANS WHO SERVED IN THE CIVIL WAR.

THERE WILL ALSO BE SEVERAL CIVIL WAR WEAPONS ON DISPLAY:

ANDERSON WILL DISCUSS THE HISTORY OF THE ARTIFACTS AND SHOW SOME LARGE REPRINTS OF CIVIL WAR PHOTOS TAKEN BY MATTHEW BRADY THIS SUNDAY AT 2:30PM AT THE DOWNTOWN MUSEUM AT 4TH AND NEBRASKA STREETS.