Journey Two
The White House Years

Casualties of the Telegraph Office is a mural showing a sad and grieving Lincoln receiving casualty counts from the front. Photos and life castings of the president show how the war has aged him.




In The Gettysburg Gallery the spectacular Gettysburg Mural (42 feet long), moves from the action of the battle to the sad aftermath of death, on to a mass burial ground, and then to the dedication ceremony and Lincoln's famous speech. At the far end of this gallery, you can learn the fate of the Eight Soldiers introduced in the War Gallery.
 


The Tide Turns and Washington Celebrates is a gallery space where a series of spectacular new historical paintings depict Lincoln's last months, supported by cases exhibiting original objects from the same period. Suddenly, everything seems to be going right for Lincoln. He wins re-election, the 13th Amendment is passed, ending slavery, Lincoln is sworn in for a second term, Richmond falls and Lincoln tours the Confederate capital, Lee surrenders, and Lincoln speaks to celebrating crowds in Washington. The final part of this space takes you from Lincoln's last speech into a mural depicting the joyous celebration rocking Washington D.C. as peace breaks out.