Reviews of Confederate Memorial Hall Museum (Museum)

Gus O'Neil

A great little museum with a great collection of artifacts. Sadly this place is overlooked in recent years because of the huge National WWII Museum complex as well as all the hate going around regarding Confederate history and the Civil War in general. If you're ever in New Orleans stop in to this little gem and take your time going through it. I go when ever I get a chance and always learn something new.

Brad Lovelace

The museum is so vast. Rare items on display. Very happy to visit.

Michael Rogers

Super experience

Vybz Musiq

Alot of History!

Rod Gullo

Nice small museum

Андрей Зиновьев

Very neat museum! There is a good selection of the copies of relics from the Civil War!

Chance Wood

Great seeing the other side of the story! TSWRA!

William B

This museum is conveniently located next to the World War II Museum in New Orleans. There are plenty of artifacts relating to Louisiana's role in the Confederacy as well as some artifacts relating to Jefferson Davis and other leaders of the Confederacy. Seeing all of the memorabilia would probably take a long time but it's possible for the average visitor to spend a half hour to maybe an hour and enjoy a film as well as their own interpretations of the artifacts. The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable.

Gorka OO

Very interesting

Gary Perkins

One of the finest collections of Civil War Confederate military items that I've ever had the pleasure of seeing! Definitely holds your interest throughout and well displayed. Focus is mainly on Louisiana in the war but other states are represented, as well. I highly recommend a visit to this museum!

J G

Next to WWII museum, go! Best Civil war museum I have visited.

Missy Wilson

Wonderful collection, worth the time.

Scott Nina

Awesome museum. A must see.

Thomas Crawford

Very historically relevant. Beautiful architecture. Very interesting and worth while!

Benny G

I'm not a supporter of the confederacy as a northerner and as a person of color. Confederate museum has a great deal of civil war history for unbiased historians of the American Civil War.

Eric G

Underrated museum

Shugana Plays

$10 for a very small exhibit

Justin Mcgriff

Very nice museum! Lots of artifacts! Enjoyed the short film!

Beverly Smith-Tillery

Awesome history

itz purple

This place give fantastic detail of individuals of the "war of the states" (not the civil war according to them)

Nicholas Gieschen

A great rainy day activity. An awesome walk through civil war history. So many items from the war, so well preserved and maintained. Highly recommended this for everyone

Ryan L.

That one star review from Brady Shields is super lame. The museum does not promote confederates or any sort of racism. It simply displays and educates on items from the Civil War. This is part of American history and needs to be remembered regardless of your stance on any issues. Great display of artifacts and historical information here. They also have a video presentation that gives some information on specific soldiers stories and experiences. I'd recommend it if you have a few days in the city.

Rock Hunter

We found the Confederate Memorial Hall and Museum to be far more interesting and engaging than we expected. Stopped by after the WWII Museum (not to miss) and we're fascinated by the collection of arms, flags, uniforms and personal items.

Hope Reynolds

The Confederated Memorial Hall Museum, Civil War, is small but the historical perspective is rather unique. Don't miss it!

Corina Calsing

This museum is a little dated. It is the oldest operating museum in Louisiana, and it looks it. When you think about the difference between this place and the World War II Museum just across the street... Boy. Don't go in thinking you'll have a similar experience about a different war. It's made up of old wood-and-glass cases filled with artifacts labeled with paper cards. The relics are amazing, particularly if you take the time to find the pieces made by the POWs, but there is not a lot of context here. Most of the information does deal with individual soldiers because it was their families that donated the swords, uniforms, and other accessories of war. The architecture of the building is quite interesting.

Sam Adams

This is a cool building though l've only seen the outside of the building.

James Veselka

Wonderful representation of the last "gentleman's" war. Our Southern heritage needs to be preserved and revered against the ongoing revisionist politically corrupt (correct) onslaught. Marse Bob, I love you.

Julia Maxwell

Loved it! They have some fantastic artifacts.

Robert Renshaw

Fantastic Step Back in Time: If you seek a Civil War museum, remember that this is a Confederate Museum that was built (in 1891) to house the artifacts & documents of the South. It is not supposed to represent a Northern point of view. It is definitely worth a visit.

Lucero Chavez

Small but very nice museum, real history, real bullets incrusted in tree logs, and its near other world class museums

Mark Mefferd

Nice artifacts and reasonable admission price. Friendly staff.

Imma imma

Interesting place

A.David Wunsch

This museum contains no display cases making reference to blacks who served on the Confederate side. Yet, such people did exist, both slaves and free men. This is a contentious issue that needs to be aired. I was told that the museum store has books on this subject but a greater effort than that needs to be in place. I noticed no black visitors. Perhaps if there was some black representation this might change.

Susan Morrison

Small and concise Southern Confederate site

Nick Raebig

Civi war trust Nraebig31 Ww1 1914 town battle Joliet army

Rick Lehman

A must see when visiting New Orleans. So much history there, we spent 4 hours and I could have stayed much longer.

tim seldal

Nice little museum!

Ryan S

This is a well run, wonderful little museum. You can spend 1 - 2 hours here, but probably not more. There are so many amazing civil war items to view, and a small gift shop area. Pro tip - go here before the WW2 museum (right across the street), and sign up for the museum pass. This gets you into both museums for much cheaper than paying for them individually.

Dennis Morris

Being from the north I can only give it a 5 star. It was really quite interesting and educational. Really enjoyed it.

Ellie Eaton

Zero mention of black and native people forced to fight in the war. No mention of slaves or slave owning in the glorifying descriptions of confederate figures. Gift shop selling confederate flags and images of despicable figures like Lee. No history of women in the war aside from rich white ladies, also glorified. I regret giving this museum any money. Instead of an educational center if was a glory pit of the confedaracy.

A Bain

A lot of stuff in a confined space. Worth taking your time look at it all; give yourself about 90-120 minutes to go through the place otherwise you'll miss bits.

Patrick Vogt

Ce musée nous râpé le à quel point cette guerre fut sanglante

Oscar Fonseca

The museum is not too big, but has housed a big amount of artifacts and personal stories in the small space. It does not have a recommended sequence to visit it, but offers a small video that gives more context on what to look for.

Malcolm Shelley

To those that disliked the cant towards the south i suggest going to museums up north and see history the way they want to see it. You''re in the south this is my history and my heritage LIVE WITH IT

Angie Sampson

It's an integral part of the Southern heritage and Louisiana. Items in here are well taken care of.

Edward Miller

I Realty Enjoyed it last time I went Through it Well Worth seeing the History

Tom Zschach

Unique collection

Jia-shin Chen

Good history display

Yes No

Awesome place! It's small but it is fill with a lot of history. I wished I had more time to see everything but had to get to the airport. I highly recommend it to any history buff or anybody just looking for an informative museum

James Harvey

Wonderful place! Especially if you like Southern history!

Pat Douget

The Civil War memorabilia is worth going to see.

Ma Mercè Vidal i Damunt

Museu dels confederats.1r fan un video per situar l accio.Nomes te una sala amb armes, objectes i uniformes.

Ekaterina Kuzmina

Great historical pieces to look at. Wish it was bigger. Took 20 minutes to look/read everything.

Wynter Rouse

Excellent for a smaller museum.

Thadd Turner

The museum is well represented and the staff is knowledgeable of the historic events it represents. The Civil War was a tragedy for all who were thrust into it, but inspired millions to believe in their fellow man and his personal rights. Ultimately keeping the country together made us all stronger.

Ernesto IRIARTE

(Translated by Google) Pure history (Original) Pura historia

Joe Naylor

Great

William Burton

An absolutely amazing Museum, we were very impressed.

Christianne Davidson

There was a short film telling the story of some of the soldiers that fought and died during the civil war. Lots of artifacts that are amazing and a small gift shop.

Grand Pa Mike

Nice museum, but not much there. A movie in the back with 6 chairs, did not see.

J. R. Hoyne

Great collection.

Retired462

Great place to see things from the Civil war

Catherine Bauch

This was worth the time. We should not forget those who died in the Civil War. The lost men of the South are just as important as those of the North.

Cheryl Hung

Lots of artifacts in a distinctive stone building. A bit too focused on individual soldiers, I'd like to learn a bit more about the causes/development of the civil war.

Matthew Blackburn

The museum was very interesting being that they have authentic artifacts, and the sheer number of them along with their quality is pretty amazing.

Clinton Riggleman

Must see in New Orleans. Great artifacts

Melody W.

Wonderful memorabilia! Really, really awesome stuff that you won't see anywhere else. Lots of Jefferson Davis' personal effects, General Lee artifacts, numerous flags, and even field medical equipment. Great preservation too. I'm amazed!

Paul Glasser

Very small collection but has a lot of artifacts that really humanize the conflict.

nancy thompson

2nd largest collection of cofederate memoribilia in the US. Interesting, nice collection of General Lee's family.

Andrew Long

Plenty of things to see and fairly objective.

Ellen Green

Lots of information. Great for History lovers.

W W Robbins

Small

Michael Enciso

awesome history in this collection, they have priceless family heirlooms of the generals of the civil war and even personal objects of general lee and other important leaders of the war and the building is in a safe location and looks awesome, only reason it gets 4 stars as its kinda smaller then advised, if not reading each individual summary of each artifact you can walk through it all in 20-30 min which also is fine (but we alloted some hours of our trip for this museum and then had to come up with other plans on the spot..not the museums fault obviously just an FYI it's a smaller museum)

David Byrd

Lots of memorabilia.

Ian Smith

Excellent

David Bucciarelli

Great museum if you are into history.

Jeff Reichl

This is a museum you have to visit

I will Behave

THIS IS NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE. Stairs are steep no ramp to get in. Really sad we wasted time and money to get there then could not get in.

Andrea F

Ok, so the docents here put an emphasis on this being the past and do not act like sore losers for how the war turned out (the Civil War that is). There are basic historical markers, facts about what happened, uniforms, weapons and just so much interesting stuff. There are a few steps in front to get in, and I do not know if there is a ramp or any way for handicapped to get in. Set in a fully restored building, there is just so much to the displays to look at. There is a small gift shop. This was an enjoyable visit.

Montana Roberts

Interesting things to look at. Only seating for 5 people for the movie:( so I didn't get to watch it which was disappointing.

Kurtis Kozel

An okay museum that if you've seen one of the kind, you've seen this one too. If you happen to be in check out their plaque above the "Spoons" Butler chamber pot. Major typo.

Ken Holland

Small just not worth the price of admission

Soraya Gil Ferreira de Oliveira

Gosto de história, então passar por este museu é parte do roteiro.

Watty Newsome

Great museum, sad to see history that made us who we are today took down from cities

Kern LIM

Great Insights from the individual soldier's perspective !!

nola vic

Very interesting. Almost got into an argument with a lady at the ticket desk about the need to remove statues celebrating the confederate war "heroes".

Rob Haworth

Small museum, packed with interesting artifacts and history.

P. Chavez

Very small but alot to view

Johanna Swanson

Surprisingly interesting and even non-partisan in some places. However, as mentioned by another reviewer, the entire slavery aspect is glossed over. But it is good for Northerners to remember that those in the south suffered, even if they were ultimately on the losing side. Worth a visit, but can make a person uncomfortable at times.

James Tebbetts

Excellent museum with period items.

Stephen Streeter

Small museum with limited content.

Paul McWhorter

One of the best museums I have ever visited. They have a ton of historic material, and actual relics of the famous southern Generals. By far the best Civil War museum I have ever seen. Leave plenty of time to visit this place, as there is lots to see.

Faith Parry

I think this is an overlooked gem! A sobering experience, but I think we should remember! The items in this museum are fabulous. The information was excellent. The building is absolutely beautiful! I am so glad we stumbled upon this special place!

sid mcwhorter

Incredible assortment of weapons, uniforms, and personal items actually used during the Civil War. Amazing to think that you're no more than a foot away from a uniform actually worn by General Braxton Bragg or personal belongings of Jefferson Davis including lock of Robert E Lee hair, along with wonderful artwork. A special treat was the portions of the trees brought from the battlefields still embedded with rounds from cannons and rifles. Most of all I was pleasantly amazed with the intimate and personal nature of the items on display and the stories behind them. All housed in a beautiful building with a wonderful history. An amazing historical and cultural significance venue, I enjoyed it thoroughly and learned a lot and highly recommend it to anyone else interested in this type of subject material.

Jared Elliss

Great museum about civil war history.

Ronnie Cassidy

Nice to learn history of the South

G Scott Thorn

Exceptional repository of Confederate artifacts. This is possibly one of the largest collections there is. A must see for all ages!

Juan Andrés Elorrieta

Very object oriented museum. I wish I had brushed up on Civil War history before coming.

Crane Digian Gaming

Great small museum with kind and knowledgeable staff and cool artifacts.

Ed Price

Very interesting, fascinating artifacts from the Civil War. An hour isn't enough time, give Yourself two hours. Highly recommended, especially since NOLA has decided to remove historical monuments and statues.

Lois Chandler Cahalane

Love it great history

Jim Meek

very nice great exhibits and film

Stacie Schroeder

A smallish museum housing artifacts and profiling prominent Confederates. Interesting historical perspective, without condoning misguided beliefs of the time.

Brian Currie

Fantastic!

Laurie Shentalevenn

A lot of very valuable old memorabilia, collected over more than a century. Very detailed exhibits. Easily worth the entry fee.

Chris Falgoust

AWESOME place to visit. Great place to learn about our southern history. LOVED it!!!

Ramin Ostad

Small place but worth the visit. For me the highlight was the lesson on secession from the Museum caretakers. Just ask them about why the state seceded. I learned much to augment what I'd learned in school.

Eric Voelz

Recommend!

Barry Daams

Very small museum.

Mary Kelly

Great repository of historical artifacts

Jennifer Schau

I really loved this place! It’s small but I could have spent 4 hours here reading everything. The items on display were phenomenal for that time period. Anyone who loves history, especially the Civil War will appreciate the collection. Kids did get bored but honestly they were tired.

Todd Sowerby

Nice little History museum, see it before people who want to change history books decide they don’t like it and want to tear it down.

Cecily McAndrews

It’s pretty crazy that, in this day and age, a museum about the civil war can spare a whole section for artifacts from Jefferson Davis’s kids and only mention slavery once, in a tableau in a side room (and this downplayed slavery’s significance!). I had been looking for an interesting, thoughtful examination of the confederate side and instead left feeling like I needed a shower. Can’t believe I gave these people the admission fee. Skip and listen to the podcast Uncivil instead.

Cleopatra Jenkins-Hilred

Grateful this place still exists.

Penny Boven

Great value. Well organized and packed with interesting facts and stories.

Ron Johnson

Preserving Southern history - in spite of the Taliban/ISIS style destruction and cultural reign of terror ongoing in New Orleans by the current political regime.

Kenny Diaz

An excellent trip through the history

Alan Haywood

All I can say is wow. This historic building houses some great memorabilia, and great stories and artifacts from the civil war. There are even tree stumps tucked in between cases with cannon balls and shrapnel buried in them. Lots of uniforms and weapons from the period.

KatherineDarlene Stahl

Very Interesting

Irene Hagan

Great museum

Shirley Handy

We really enjoyed our time in the museum great information. MUSEUM IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SEE. It was sad to see they took down Roberrt E. Lee when he did nothing to them and sorry to hear his statue is in access with police cars and everything. New Orleans should put it back where it belongs. By the way I'm not racist. I'M NOT FREE HAVE TO MAME A LIVING AND GO NY THE RULES LIKE EVERYONE EVERYONE ELSE.

Rodney Bancroft

Very interesting and a lot of authentic garb

Dennis Caola

You could spend about 45-60 minutes in the museum. It's very small. The collection of artifacts are top notch quality, but the placards are rather bias against the North.The slavery aspect of the war has been greatly "white washed" and down played. Also, I'm fairly certain the creepy cashier was a white supremacist based on a symbol on his necklace commonly associated with the Klan. Make no mistake about it, this is not a civil war museum. This is a museum celebrating the Confederecy.If your willing to pay $10.00 (They do not offer discounts for US Veterans) to be surrounded by creepy people to look at some seriously high quality civil war artifacts than this is your rainy day stop, but if your not than I wouldn't advise it. Besides, the WW II museum is just across the street, bigger, better, longer , and much more worthy of your dollar.

Matthew Reyes

Awesome artifacts and great architecture

George Laigle

Unannounced closings, waste of time

Ray Easter

Well worth a visit if you enjoy history.

Stephen Kosiorowski

Lots of history here.

Ivan Rivera

Lots of history and nice architecture. Being not as gimmicky as the National WW2 Museum gives it a more solemn feel.

Richard Rohrich

Well worth a visit if you are a history buff. Not to glorify the cause, but it was interesting to see the point of view.

robert bell

Awesome a must visit! a step back in time mostly confederate awesome. 10 bucks to get in a must visit! Great artifacts my favourite items Jeff Davis saddle and Confederate battle flag that said "leave us alone". I'd. Like to see more yankee items added but what an interesting step back in time right next to ww2 museum it's open Tue.-saturday .a uniquely awesome,special place! Only 10 dollars a bargain!

Caliel Sidney

Fantastic slice of history. This museum has an amazing, friendly and informative staff that will make your visit more than worthwhile. It also has an extremely pleasing/sensible layout. Hats off to the curator/s and everyone involved with this place.

Micahel RN

very educational

Zachary Risk

We visited here in 2014. The museum is pleasant, but not an overly extensive collection. You could probably kill 45-60 minutes here, but I would not label this a "must see" destination.

Barbara Erdmann

Worth the visit!

Chris Brown

The museum itself is a historic exhibit. This place is like stepping back in time.

Amy Igou

Small, but it still has a lot of exhibits

Jim Routh

Objectively shares the history of the Civil War as it affected Louisiana. Above average items in their shop. Friendly staff. Worth the price of admission.

Bethany Juneau

This museum is full of Civil War artifacts that belonged to people who's stories are depicted throughout the beautiful hall that houses it. Very fascinating. The gentleman that answered our questions also had some great stories to share. If you love history, don't miss this little gem.

Tom Kelly

Great place. Allow more time than you think you will need, then double that.

Jan Mardis

Wonderful group of civil war artifacts and history.

derp de derp

Very interesting museum. Very well done

Jerry Dale

Good history

MD MC

Many small and personal artifacts. Allow time for reading the stories. Nice and cool.

Debby Kocha

Very informative and lots of artifacts donated from family members.

Mushkatel&becker Pllc

Old fashioned museum with numerous exhibits with type written explanation. No mention of slavery. No hands on interactive exhibits

Funk Shway

Love this place

Nature's Academy

You fell as if you should whisper in this amazing historical place.

Charles Robinson

Great place to learn REAL history about the way between the States. The displays and descriptions bring it to life. Highly recommend at least a half day, a full day if you're a history buff.

Jessica Robinson

It's small but full of great history

Leonard Pickel

great artifacts

Ryan C

If you are a history buff, definitely a place to check out.

Julia Elliott

An incredible little museum! The history of the building is as fascinating as the artifacts inside. A must visit for Civil War buffs.

Michelle Pratt

Sad, but true part of history. Great historical pieces.

Joe Scanio

Original artifacts from the War between the States