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Drum Barracks
Civil War Museum

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Drum Barracks
    • Docents & Volunteers
    • Become A Member
    • Newsletters
  • History
    • History
    • California in the CW
    • The California Column
    • California's Role
  • Museum Tour
    • Museum Grounds
    • Museum Rooms
    • Museum Artifacts
    • Drum Barracks On Screen
  • Plan A Visit
    • Tours
    • School Tours
    • Gift Shop
    • Historical Sites
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Latest News

Remembrance Day 2023

 Join us along with the Sons of Union Veterans and Auxiliary, General W.S. Rosecrans Camp 2 on November 18, 2023, as we remember the sacrifices of Drum Barracks' fallen soldiers and the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. 

        Time: 3:00 pm

Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744

ADMISSION IS FREE

The museum will be open for regular tour times for this event.

1st Tour: 10:30 am

2nd Tour: 12:30 pm

The museum will be CLOSED 

on Thursday, November 23, 2023

and 

Friday, November 24, 2023


Tours will resume  

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Thank you!

Civil War Christmas 2023

 Drum Barracks will kick off the holiday season with our annual Civil War Christmas.  Enjoy self-guided tours of the museum, volunteers dressed in period clothing,  children's crafts, special exhibitions and displays, and horse-drawn trolley rides.     

        Time: 11:00 am-4:00 pm

Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744

Contact Information: 310-548-7509 | drumbarracks@gmail.com


ADMISSION IS FREE

Civil War Book Club

Read and discuss Civil War History the 4th Saturday, every other month. 

 The first meeting of 2024 is Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 10:30 am.

The first book up for discussion is Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 1, 

published in 1885. (548 pages)

 No registration is required. Just show up to the first meeting ready to discuss.


Future Meeting Dates 

Saturday, January 27, 2024

 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 1

Saturday, March 23, 2024

 Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, Vol. 2

Saturday, May 25, 2024

Book TBD

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Book TBD

Saturday, September 28, 2024

Book TBD

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Book TBD


        Time: 10:30 am

Location: 1052 N. Banning Blvd., Wilmington, CA 90744 |Library

Contact Information: 310-548-7509 | drumbarracks@gmail.com


18 years and over, under 18 must be accompanied by an adult 

Drum Barracks: An Introduction

From Camp to Community: Drum Barracks Through the Years

New Permanent Exhibition

 We are happy to announce the opening of a new, permanent exhibition, "From Camp to Community: Drum Barracks Through the Years." Using maps, photographs, and architectural drawings, "From Camp to Community" looks at the many different incarnations the building and grounds have gone through in the last 160 years.  

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