The Brownsburg Museum (Brownsburg, Rockbridge County, Virginia) and Washington and Lee University Special Collections would like to welcome you to “Civil War Brownsburg,” an online exhibit exploring this community’s Civil War experience, 1861-1865.

This exhibit was curated by:

  • Seth Goodhart, Washington and Lee University Special Collections
  • Dr. Cash Koeniger, Professor Emeritus of History, Virginia Military Institute
  • Col. Bob Driver, United States Marine Corps, Ret.

Exhibit narrative by:

  • Dr. Cash Koeniger, Professor Emeritus of History, Virginia Military Institute

Exhibit installation assistance by:

  • Byron Faidley, Washington and Lee University Special Collections

Exhibit Panel Design by:

  • Donelle Dewitt Graphic Arts & Illustration

Digital exhibit created by:

  • Alston Cobourn, Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  • Seth Goodhart, Washington and Lee University Special Collections

The Brownsburg Museum Advisory Committee and the curators would like to acknowledge and thank the following organizations, businesses, families, and individuals for their contributions to this project:

  • James Allen Printing
  • Shenandoah Framing
  • James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections (W&L)
  • James G. Leyburn Library Scanning Services (W&L)
  • James G. Leyburn Access Services (W&L)
  • Washington and Lee University Collections
  • Virginia Military Institute Museum
  • Virginia Military Institute Archives
  • George C. Marshall Foundation
  • Rockbridge Historical Society
  • Greenbrier Historical Society
  • Library of Congress
  • New York Historical Society
  • Virginia Historical Society
  • Museum of the Confederacy
  • United States Military Academy Museum
  • Cochran Lyle and Clover Archer
  • Tom Camden
  • Isabelle Chewning
  • Marie Patterson Coleman
  • Emily Cook
  • The Denney Family
  • The Faidley Family
  • Paul and Nancy Hahn
  • Laura Lembas
  • Lisa McCown
  • Marcy Mollinaro
  • Margaret Skovira
  • Mike and Linda Smith
  • Lewis Straub
  • Elizabeth Teaff
  • David, Charles, and Charlie Wade
  • Virginia Whipple Winfrey
  • Anonymous lenders and donors
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