Exhibits

CARNAGE ON CAMERA: Photographs of the Civil War Dead
An Exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum of Lincoln Memorial University
During the Civil War, armored battleships patrolled the seas and rivers. Commanders used the telegraph to communicate with armies miles away. A submarine sank an enemy vessel for the first time. Railroads carried troops and supplies over vast distances. And people at home could see the war and its effects firsthand, thanks to the new medium of photography. Of the thousands of photographs taken from 1861 to 1865, none are more powerful than those showing dead soldiers on the battlefield. This exhibit examines these photographs and the stories they tell. Read more about this exhibit in this document (pdf).

"In the Shadow of the Pinnacle:  Actions at the Cumberland Gap"
This exhibit features graphics, historical accounts and photos detailing the activities of both Union and Confederate forces who met briefly four separate times in the rugged, unforgiving wilderness that was the Cumberland Gap.

The exhibit ships easily with two sturdy, wheeled containers (pictured at right).  Set-up takes a very short time with a collapsible frame (two separate frames), magnetic panels and easy to clip on lights. 

The exhibit measures 7' 4" tall and takes takes a total floor space of 19' 3".  It was made possible by a grant from the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, funded by the National Park Service with assistance from the Cumberland Gap National Park, Steven M. Wilson, assistant director and curator of The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, and Larry Thacker, director of student success and retention at LMU.