White House of the Confederacy, Twelfth and Clay Streets
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| Formerly a private residence, it was purchased in 1862 by the City of Richmond for the use of the Confederate Government and during the war was occupied by President Davis and his family. It is now a Confederate Museum, each of the 14 Confederate States having in it a memorial room. In the yard of the mansion is the propeller shaft of the "Virginia-Merrimac," whose engagement with the "Monitor" revolutionized naval warfare the world over. |
