A recent visitor reported a long conversation with the museum curator during a day that also included the prison site and national cemetery.
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Drummer Boy Civil War Museum
Browse a small private collection of uniforms, weapons, flags and documents tied to Civil War soldiers and the Andersonville area.
Drummer Boy Civil War Museum storefront. · Michael Rivera / Mjrmtg · Credits & licenses
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- Drummer Boy Civil War Museum exterior
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What to expect
Browse a small private collection of uniforms, weapons, flags and documents tied to Civil War soldiers and the Andersonville area.
Andersonville · $5 adults over 17; $1 ages 13–17; under 13 free with an adult · 45–90 minutes
Drummer Boy Civil War Museum · 109 East Church Street, Andersonville, GA 31711
Mon–Tue and Thu–Sat 9am–3pm
The museum may add hours for Andersonville events. Use the operator's current schedule rather than older tourism pages that show daily 9am–5pm.
- Small privately assembled Civil War collection
- Uniforms, documents, flags and weapons
- Walkable stop in Andersonville village
Before you go 
- This is a private collection separate from the National POW Museum at the federal historic site.
- Pair it with the National Park Service site for broader prisoner-of-war and prison-camp interpretation.
- Use the operator's shorter current schedule and call before a special trip.
- Displays include Confederate material and military artifacts.
Sources & visitor information
Venue and visitor-bureau information checked on the dates below. Follow these links for current hours, admission and access.
- Andersonville Welcome Center — museum ↗
Current hours, operator description and event-hours note.
Checked - Explore Georgia — Drummer Boy Museum ↗
Address, contact and admission; its hours are older.
Checked - Visit Americus — Andersonville ↗
Current regional visitor corroboration.
Checked - Wikimedia Commons — museum exterior ↗
CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph by Michael Rivera, captured December 30, 2014.
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Visitor information phone: 229-924-2558
Visitor review notes
Selected visitor experiences, paraphrased from the linked reviews. These describe individual visits; check venue sources for current conditions.
Check the organizer’s latest details before leaving; schedules and availability can change.
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