From the September 9, 2010, Washington (DC) Post.
Lee's pen, sword and the uniform he wore that day on 1865 will be put on display on completion of this annex museum where the Civil War essentially ended. Hundreds of other items will be transferred from Richmond, Virginia to a new $7.5 million facility to be located about a mile away from where the surrender took place.
The Confederate Memorial Literary Society, better known as the Museum of the Confederacy held a ground breaking ceremony September 23rd with a target opening date of 2012.
This is the latest step being taken to broaden the geography and demographics serviced by the institution.
Current attendance is down to 45,000 a year from a high of 91,000 in 1991 when they had an exhibit on slavery.
At the moment, only 10% of the total collection is on display. Twenty thousand items out of 100,000. This includes 550 Confederate flags, 300 swords and a ten-foot long copy of the Confederate Constitution.
Other branches are also planned for Fredericksburg and Fortress Monroe
Sounds Like an Idea to Me. --Old B-Runner
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