Civil War Tails is a museum in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that commemorates the famous American Civil War campaign fought there in 1863. Twin sisters Rebecca and Ruth Brown created and operate this extraordinary educational opportunity. At the museum, visitors can find detailed, historically accurate scale models of the battles that composed the Gettysburg Campaign using over 8,000 individually sculpted models of cats.
Yes, cats. This one, for example, shows the defense of the hill Little Round Top by the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry against an attack by the 15th and 47th Alabama Infantry regiments.
The Brown sisters are gradually building up their collection of dioramas, taking their time to make sure that every detail is correct, so that one cat equals one soldier on correct topography. You can learn more about their museum on their website.
-via Nag on the Lake
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