This is a Sneak Peek of the National Women's History Museum's new walking tour, Women of Civil War Alexandria. It is a test run and we would like your feedback. For this reason, this test run is free.
Alexandria was in a unique position during the Civil War. It was a city with Southern sympathies continuously occupied by the Union Army and virtually operating as a Northern supply depot due to its proximity to Washington, DC and its transportation infrastructure. The women who remained in Alexandria and those who came during occupation experienced the War not as a battle but a day-to-day way of life. This tour will explore the stories of a diverse group of women and their experiences living in Civil War Alexandria.
We will start and end outside of The Lyceum: Alexandria's History Museum. The tour route will be approximently 2 miles and last about an hour and a half.