Civil War Museum

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Address
5400 1st Ave
Kenosha, WI 53140 United States Get Directions
Phone (262) 653-4141
Website https://museums.kenosha.org/civil-war-museum

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  • Featured Holiday Members Store Sale

    Holiday Members Store Sale

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    Thanksgiving Weekend Kick off your holiday shopping with exclusive deals at our Members-Only Holiday Sale, happening at all three Museum locations Black Friday through Sunday. Members enjoy an extra 20%* off in addition to the usual 10% off on unique gifts, toys, and one-of-a-kind items. It’s the perfect way to find thoughtful presents while supporting your favorite museums! *Excludes […]

  • Featured Holiday Members Store Sale

    Holiday Members Store Sale

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    Thanksgiving Weekend Kick off your holiday shopping with exclusive deals at our Members-Only Holiday Sale, happening at all three Museum locations Black Friday through Sunday. Members enjoy an extra 20%* off in addition to the usual 10% off on unique gifts, toys, and one-of-a-kind items. It’s the perfect way to find thoughtful presents while supporting your favorite museums! *Excludes […]

  • Featured Holiday Members Store Sale

    Holiday Members Store Sale

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    Thanksgiving Weekend Kick off your holiday shopping with exclusive deals at our Members-Only Holiday Sale, happening at all three Museum locations Black Friday through Sunday. Members enjoy an extra 20%* off in addition to the usual 10% off on unique gifts, toys, and one-of-a-kind items. It’s the perfect way to find thoughtful presents while supporting your favorite museums! *Excludes […]

  • Museums Closed Thanksgiving

    Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States +2 more

    The Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum, and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed Thursday, November 27, for Thanksgiving.

  • P.H. Sheridan vs G.K. Warren: Five Forks–and a Knife in the Back

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Wednesday, November 19  |  6pm – 8pm  |  Instructor: Robert Girardi  |  $20 ($25 for non-members)  |  Register Here In the closing days of the siege of Petersburg in 1865, Phil Sheridan and Gouverneur K Warren were engaged in overlapping offensive operations. Warren seized the White Oak Road while Sheridan got bloodied at Dinwiddie Court House. […]

  • Voices of Veterans Revisited

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Saturday, November 15  |  1pm – 2pm  |  Presented by: Jean Hoffmann Between 2012 and 2013, ten World War 2 veterans living in Kenosha County were interviewed as part of the Library of Congress World War 2 Veterans Project.  Veterans shared their pre-war life, wartime experiences, and their return to civilian life after the war’s […]

  • Second Friday Lecture: Opening Manassas: The Iron Brigade, Stonewall Jackson, and the Battle on Brawner’s Farm, August 28, 1862

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Friday, November 14  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: Lance Herdegen In the fading light of August 28, 1862, an untested Union brigade of Wisconsin and Indiana men fought an unexpected 90-minute stand-up clash with the Confederate veterans of Stonewall Jackson on the Virginia farm fields of John Brawner. None of them knew the […]

  • Veterans Day Ceremony

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Tuesday, November 11 | 11am – 1pm Join us for a special ceremony honoring the service and sacrifice of our nation’s veterans led by Navy Ship Club 40. All are welcome to attend and show support for our local veterans.

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    Bus Trip: Petersburg and Appomattox Campaign Tour

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Sunday, October 19 – Wednesday, October 22  |  $1060-$1305* ($1140-$1385** non-members) Register Here Pay Balance *$1060 per person for double occupancy, $1305 per person for single occupancy **$1140 per person for double occupancy for non-members, $1385 per person for single occupancy for non-members From October 19-22, 2025, step back in time on this immersive four-day […]

  • SPARK!

    SPARK!

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Old Abe and the 8th Wisconsin Friday, September 19  |  2:00pm – 3:30pm  Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Infantry, traveled with the regiment and was present at over 30 battles and skirmishes that its soldiers participated in. By the end of the war, Old Abe was the most well-known animal mascot […]

  • Poe and the Peculiar

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Wednesday, October 15  |  7:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Performance by: Joshua Rex  |  $24 ($30 for non-members)  |  Register Here Enter into the world of the strange and odd of Edgar Allan Poe’s Victorian Era. Indulge in a Poe-themed beverage as you get an up-close look at some of the most peculiar objects in the museum’s […]

  • Second Friday Lecture: From Rome to Appomattox: A History of Catholic Civil War Chaplains

    Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

    Friday, October 10  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: Father Robert Miller   Military chaplaincy has existed for over 1,600 years, with its earliest connections being seen some 3,000 years ago. In this talk, Father Robert Miller will first outline the history of religious people being actively involved with the world’s military. He will then focus […]