I visited the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe in Virginia. Fort Monroe is a decommissioned military base located in Hampton, Virginia at Old Point Comfort. The Casemate Museum is located in the internal fort. The curator's goal for the exhibit is to tell the military history of Fort Monroe from the development of Fort Algernourne, the first defensive barricade in 1609, to the Army's Training Doctrine Command. The museum details how Fort Monroe played a significant role during the American Civil War. Upon entering the museum, there were exhibits showing what life was like in the early 1800s on the fort. The museum is a self-guided tour. If you are a tall person, it might be a little challenging to walk around the exhibits. For someone short like me at 5'1, it wasn't that challenging. I was able to walk well without having to bend down too much. The exhibits have been set up in each room with tablets and wall displays describing what you see. They had arranged rooms where you could enter, but only up to a certain point where you couldn't touch anything. For example, there was a room in the casemate where Jefferson Davis was briefly held after being falsely accused of plotting to assign Abraham Lincoln. In the room there was a desk and a bed. The area where the bed and desk are is fenced off to prevent visitors from disturbing the area I assume. The rest of the exhibits were set up in a similar way. You can enter the exhibition; you can't get close enough to touch it. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay There are two presentation areas where visitors can watch a video about the exhibition. I decided not to participate. I felt that the presentation areas would be more suitable for a group. Moving further into the museum, there were exhibits showing lifelike statues of different people throughout history. There were also podiums to describe the people in the statues. Along the route there were other finds such as warheads and various military uniforms depicting what was worn during the explained era. More wall coverings adorned the path leading to other exhibits along the way with lifelike statues of people. The rooms felt a little claustrophobic, so for someone who might find it challenging like me, they might struggle to stay there for more than a few minutes. However, this is inevitable as the building itself is part of history and cannot be changed. One of the exhibits that impressed me the most was an exhibit on the original English settlers. It showed the weapons and arts of war in use in Europe at the time. At the museum's entrance, there is a depiction of two settlers outside the stockade of Fort Algernourne. There is a podium that tells what this scene was like. According to the description, it took place around 1611. It explains the clothing the militiamen wore and the weapons they could carry. It also provides a description of what the fort looked like as described by a Spanish officer. He described it as a “weak structure of boards ten hands high.” He also explains that a “hand” is an old style of measurement that to the Spanish equated to the distance of the outstretched fingers of an open hand or about nine to ten inches. The description also included a disclaimer that the design of the fort is unknown, but the model displayed is what it may have been. It goes on to state that the exact site has been lost and explains where it most likely was located. There was also an exhibit that accompanied the previous showing of Fort Algernourne. He is on a podium enclosed in some sort of box.