National Civil War Chaplains Museum

Welcome to the Museum Gentry Rose Dowdy. Gentry Rose is a junior majoring in History with a double minor in Professional Writing and Biblical Studies. She is interested in Renaissance/Tudor history as well as the American Revolution, Industrial America and the women’s suffrage. An avid reader and researcher, Gentry Rose is excited to begin working at the Chaplains Museum and to aid in continuing its research. She is currently preparing the Museum’s upcoming National POW/MIA Recognition Day post, researching the experiences of military chaplains through Robert C. Doyle’s Men of God, Men of War: Military Chaplains as Ministers, Warriors, and Prisoners. Be sure to check back later this week for the post to learn more!

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Twenty five years ago, the attacks of September 11, 2001, took the lives of nearly 3,000 people and forever changed the United States. The World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, were attacked, while a fourth hijacked plane, United Airlines Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers and crew fought back.

Among those at the Pentagon that morning was Navy Chaplain Cory Cathcart. At the time, he was assigned to Camp David, but he was taking a morning jog, passing by just as American Airlines Flight 77 struck the building. He rushed to the scene and immediately joined a group of servicemembers in the search for survivors.

He then set about contacting the families of those who were killed or missing. Days later, after the missing were confirmed dead, he had to call those families again.

Reflecting on his experience, Cathcart said, “The country remembers it once a year on the anniversary, but I remember it every day.”

His story is one of countless experiences of service, sacrifice, courage, and loss from that day and its aftermath. In the midst of tragedy, September 11 also brought Americans together. Across the country, first responders, service members, chaplains, volunteers, and ordinary citizens stepped forward to help their neighbors and support those in need.

As we mark the 25th anniversary of September 11, we remember the lives lost, honor those who answered the call to serve, and remember the families who continue to carry the loss of that day.
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The Chaplains Museum is back! Today, September 7, we reopen with our Fall 2026 schedule. We`re open weekdays 12-4:30 EXCEPT we will be closed on Tuesdays. Saturday hours are 10am-2pm.

Come back and take a look at all the changes and additions that have happened over the summer.

Check out our website for new content (link in bio).

If you`ve visited us before, comment your favorite museum object, exhibit, or story. If you`ve never been before, comment a question about military chaplains or the museum.

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