A White Settlement museum claiming to have the largest collection of Civil War artifacts west of the Mississippi will close next month. Why it matters: The 15,000-square-foot Texas Civil War ...

The museum opened in 2006 and is reportedly the largest collection of Civil War artifacts west of the Mississippi. The museum is owned by North Texas Oilman Ray Richey, the president and curator.

Civil War Museum in Texas closing its doors in October; antique shop to sell artifacts Dennis Partrich, museum sales director, said the Fort Worth museum will close for good on Oct. 31.

Since 2006, one of the country’s largest public exhibits of Civil War memorabilia found its home in a faux southern manor in White Settlement, a few hundred feet off Loop 820. Collin Jefferson ...

State Rep. Mike Aylesworth and his wife, Delores, visited the museum Saturday. He enjoyed going to Civil War reenactments in his youth. “I was in the 9th Indiana,” he said.

The Texas Civil War Museum will close its doors on Oct. 31 after 18 years of showcasing artifacts from the Union and Confederacy. The 15,500-square-foot building has been sold and artifacts on ...