This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Confederate Museum exhibits at the Austin Capitol grounds
The Confederate Museum in the old Land Building on the Capitol grounds at Austin showcases relics from the Daughters of the Republic and Daughters of the Confederacy. Highlights include Ben Milam’s rifle, Johnston items, Santa Anna pieces from San Jacinto, a glass water decanter tied to General Houston, a Madame Candalaria portrait, and a carved General Lee statue. The collection spans frontier figures, soldiers, and statesmen, with firearms, jewelry, and rare artifacts foregrounding personal histories behind the Civil War era.
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Ben Milam
Sam Heston
James Bowie
Robert Sh. Lee
Albert Sidney Johnston
Confederate Museum
Old Land
Capitol Grounds
Austin
Texas
Daughters of the Republic
Daughters of the Confederacy
San Antonio
Milam
Army of Texas
Cos
Burleson
Old Ben Milam
Shiloh
Johnston
Santa Anna
Battle of
San Jacinto
San Ja
General Houston
Trouston
Independence
Independence Baptist Church
Madame Candaleria
the Alamo
Alamo
Bowie
the Daughters of the Confederacy
Andrew
Ihs
Wyneral
C. W. Greber
Company B
Terry Texas Rangers
Louisville
Kentucky
Texas Ranger
General Lee
Lee