Civil War exhibit at Quilt Museum The wives, mothers and
daughters who watched their men leave to fight stayed at home to
carry on daily life. In addition, they sewed for the army, cared
for the wounded and protected property and family. Surviving
Civil War quilts made in Virginia are rare and very unusual. The
Civil War era quilts in this exhibit are part of the collection
preserved by the Virginia Quilt Museum. The Virginia Quilt
Museum is located in the home built in 1856 by Edward T. H.
Warren for his wife, Virginia Magruder Warren. During the war
the house was used as a hospital. Mrs Warren lost her husband,
father and three brothers to the Southern cause. Two other
brothers were severely wounded. Through all of this she stayed
behind and did her part caring for her children and others. The
Women Who Stayed Behind, Stories of Civil War Quilts and Their
Makers, is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, the
Virginia Commission for the Arts and James McHone. The Museum is
open Tuesday to Saturday fr