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Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market Battlefield

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society records James Madison Burns’s medal location with both New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and the Marshall Museum at VMI. Because the public record names two locations and does not settle exclusive custody, originality, or current display at New Market, M033 publishes a qualified medal-location relationship rather than an original-medal claim.

MOH-MUS-000155Evidence reviewed 2026-10-11Open to the public

Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market BattlefieldImage: Virginia Tourism Corporation / Virginia is for Lovers · Source-attributed official tourism image; owner-directed archive use · Source ↗

Historical context

About this institution

The Virginia Museum of the Civil War stands at New Market Battlefield and interprets the May 1864 battle in which VMI cadets fought alongside Confederate forces. Operated within Virginia Military Institute’s museum system, the site joins battlefield landscape, galleries, artifacts, film, and the story of the Bushong family farm. It provides an unusually direct place-based setting for studying the participants, memory, and material culture of the campaign.

Why it matters to Medal of Honor research

The Burns record demonstrates why a location database entry must not automatically become an exclusive custody or originality claim. The institution is also valuable for connecting recipient biography to a preserved battlefield and to the VMI museum network in Lexington.

Collection guide

What to look for

The following highlights summarize the strongest verified reasons to include this institution in the archive. They are a planning guide, not a promise that every object is on view at all times.

Battle of New Market galleries and film

Historic battlefield and Bushong farm landscape

VMI cadet service interpretation

Qualified James Madison Burns medal-location connection

Verified connections

Medal of Honor relationships

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Medal of Honor location record

James Madison Burns

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society records James Madison Burns’s medal location with both New Market Battlefield State Historical Park and the Marshall Museum at Virginia Military Institute. M033 therefore publishes a qualified location relationship without asserting exclusive custody, originality, or current display at New Market.

Record: James M. Burns Medal of Honor location record

Verified 2026-10-11 · Permanent

Evidence sources and scope

Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market Battlefield ↗Virginia Military Institute
James M. Burns recipient profile and medal-location record ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society

Two-location official record; deliberately not classified as an original-medal custody relationship.

Collection focus

Historical specialties

Battle of New Market interpretationCivil War artifacts and battlefield landscapeVMI cadet participationJames M. Burns medal-location record

Service connections

U.S. Army

Conflict connections

U.S. Civil War

Visitor planning

The museum and battlefield are at 8895 George Collins Parkway in New Market. Check the official site for hours, admission, special events, battlefield conditions, and accessibility before travel, and ask staff about the Burns object if that relationship is central to the visit.

8895 George Collins Parkway
New Market, Virginia, 22844
United States

Open location in OpenStreetMap ↗Official website ↗Current visitor information ↗Collection or exhibit information ↗

The Society’s record names both New Market and the Marshall Museum at VMI.
No claim of exclusive custody, original presentation medal, or continuous display is made.
The map point is a qualified museum-site point, not a surveyed entrance.

Admission prices, opening schedules, installation rules, and object availability are left to the institution because they can change.

Access status

Open to the public

Map point: 38.6593, -78.6723 · Verified Official Address Qualified Point

Institution sources

Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market Battlefield ↗Virginia Military Institute · Priority 1
James M. Burns recipient profile and medal-location record ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Priority 1
New Market Battlefield and Virginia Museum of the Civil War photograph ↗Virginia Tourism Corporation · Priority 3

Archive standard

“Original Medal of Honor” relationships require direct source evidence. A location record is not described as a current public display unless the institution confirms display status.