It's nice you get to see pictures and clothes and other things the used in the past. You will learn…read morea few more things from our history

This was once the training grounds for the Confederates in the war of Northern Aggression. No, the…read morewar was not over slave ownership 100%. The war was over states rights and not wanting a government who wants to dictate every move they make when they know nothing of the daily operations. I get that. Totally. Everyone who works here is a volunteer. Pulling up, there is no paved parking lot, you just park on the grass like a monster as it is beautiful, lush grass they have obviously spent a lot of time on to make look so good. Reenactments occur in November, right before the holidays where they close down. The huge house, you have to walk upstairs to enter the start of the museum and gift shop. I came in when the docent working was talking to another couple, so I just listened in to the talk. Evidently, there is some resentment that the land belongs to Camp Moore, but the state owns the building and has it appraised for much more than it is worth and they have to pay rent on it. Which makes me wonder who set this up? If this was an actual issue, why not build your own building and let the states building rot? There is also some resentment that this is not considered to be a State or Federal park, making it eligible for more funding. But, they don't get the traffic or the people coming to visit to make it worth their time, so it can be a vicious circle. I can see why there is no Federal funding because having been to a Federal park (like the Chalmette Battlefield near New Orleans) the docents there do not interject their personal opinions into the spiel about the need for separation of the State and Federal governments, and the State probably won't endorse opinions that there should be a separation as they probably need Federal funds for things like roads and schools and don't want to piss anyone off. The bookstore has many books on how the soldiers and civilian population lived in that time, books about jokes against Jews and MAGA hats (as if the current administration really believes in states rights). So, it all seems to be mixed messages. The video downstairs was interesting but not very informative. There seemed to be no elevator, so handicap accessibility seems non-existent. The walking tour, over grass, was nice. I would imagine a wheelchair bound person would have issues. The cemetery was also nice, and the reproduction of one of the buildings also. I am glad I came, but I would not suggest making a special trip just for this. If you happen to be on your way elsewhere, then ok.