The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Catlin Carter a Conservation Lab Technician at the Missouri History Museum straightens a photograph of William Greenleaf Eliot as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Catlin Carter a Conservation Lab Technician at the Missouri History Museum displays a pistol preserved from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Sheryl Hunter, a collections Care Specialist at the Missouri History Museum straightens a uniform of a Union soilder from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Installer Mike Takaki put a field desk together, preserved from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

The "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Catlin Carter a Conservation Lab Technician at the Missouri History Museum straightens a 34 star American flag from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Amy Berra, Registrar at the Missouri History Museum uncovers a document that abolishes slavery in Missouri from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Catlin Carter a Conservation Lab Technician at the Missouri History Museum inspects a tea pot preserved from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Catlin Carter a Conservation Lab Technician at the Missouri History Museum attempts to cock a pistol preserved from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict beginning November 12. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

The Civil War in Missouri Exhibition set to open in St. Louis

Amy Berra, Registrar at the Missouri History Museum installs a book from the Civil War era as the "Civil War in Missouri," display continues to set up at the Museum in St. Louis on November 8, 2011. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the Missouri History Museumʼs comprehensive The Civil War in Missouri will feature items from America's bloodiest conflict. UPI/Bill Greenblatt