The mission of the museum is to educate the general public about the American Civil War, and more specifically the military strategies, tactics, and leaders of the war as exemplified in its campaigns and battles.  We focus not only on the who, what, where, when and why of the many actions that were fought, but also discuss the most intriguing of questions – the “what ifs.”  What if Confederate General Buckner had not surrendered at Fort Donelson and instead escaped with 14,000 troops and Nathan Bedford Forrest?  What if Union General George B. McClellan had not captured Robert E. Lee’s orders during the Antietam campaign?