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Nov 21, 2014 · When the museum opened in the 1950s, it was known as the Charley Weaver Museum of the Civil War. Actor Cliff Arquette was the first owner, and his TV name was assigned to the museum.
Jun 24, 2013 · Cliff Arquette’s Soldiers Museum opened in Gettysburg in 1959. Due to professional obligations in California, he sold the museum to Leroy Smith who continued operating it as Charlie Weaver’s American Museum of the Civil War with Cliff’s blessing.
Nov 14, 2008 · While there, we visited a museum created by Cliff Arquette (comedian Charlie Weaver) that contained dioramas of the various parts of the battlefield with miniature hand carved soldiers arranged for battle.
A Civil War buff, Arquette opened the Charley Weaver Museum of the Civil War in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in the 1950s. The museum was housed in a building that had served as headquarters for General O.O. Howard during the Battle of Gettysburg , and remained in operation for about ten years.
Mar 8, 2011 · In the 1950’s Cliff Arquette, aka, Charlie Weaver, purchased the building and established Cliff Arquette’s Soldiers Museum. The museum features hand carved wooden soldiers in battle dress. In 1997 more than 40 Dioramas were added featuring over 5,000 military miniatures, actual headgear, and weapons.
Mar 19, 2012 · It promises a wonderful museum filled with history of both the civil war and the history of the house after the war as an orphanage for children of soldiers killed in the war who were orphaned. After reading the brochure it seemed like an interesting place to visit.
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Dec 24, 2011 · The Soldiers National Museum is bringing you a new display, featuring the works of the museum’s very own founder, Cliff Arquette!
