Including military uniforms, weapons, firearms and accoutrements illustrating all facets of military life from the Federal Period through the Civil War.

Mourning goods were manufactured to order and graded first, second and third; every sigh with its peculiar tint, until at last the world observed that the days of sadness were past by the disappearance of the color of black and its various shades.

A 19th century funeral – complete with a coffin in the parlor.

During the early 1800s women carried small purses called reticules to hold money and small personal items.