Civil War Tails: 8,000 Cat Soldiers Tell the Panoramic Story

About Rebecca BrownRuth A. Brown

Twin sisters Ruth and Rebecca Brown have merged their interest in Civil War military history with their love for molding miniature soldiers in clay. On display at their unusual museum in Gettysburg PA are dozens of historical dioramas and the 8000 Union and Confederate CAT SOLDIERS theyve created over the past twenty years. Their work and the museum Civil War Tails at the Homestead Diorama Museum have been featured in many articles interviews and online videos including in the Washington Post and on National Public Radio and CNN. Ruth works as an attorney and writes fantasy novels when shes not making trees or Yankees for the dioramas. Rebecca gives tours of the museum and in her spare time when not making more model cats enjoys working on WWII and tall ship model kits writing historical fiction and watching old westerns. They live in Gettysburg PA.