LENOX, Mass - It's one of the largest and rarest collections of Civil War memorabilia in the entire country. And soon, it could be yours.

"This is probably one of the hardest things that we had to do, emotionally," said Eastover Resort owner Ticki Winsor.

Eastover Resort in Lenox is the home of the Civil War Museum. But because of the bad economy, Winsor is forced to sell the entire property, including everything in the museum.

"I feel that when you have something of this magnitude, of this interest to others, that it should be seen. So we decided, with great emotion, that we would sell it," said Winsor.

It's all being auctioned off in August. There's already huge interest from people and museums across the country.

"The canons, the costumes, the uniforms, the guns [are going]," said Winsor.

One of the rarest guns is a gatling - the predecessor to the modern day machine gun. Since it's going to an auction, Winsor doesn't know how much it'll sell for. But to her, it's priceless.

"To those of us who know it, it's priceless because of the way in which it was collected here and what it means," said Winsor.

It's a collection that started by Winsor's late father, not long after he open the resort in 1947. But now, tough economic times bring tough decisions; But one Winsor knows is the right one to make.

"It belongs out. It belongs in a place where people can enjoy it," said Winsor.

No matter when the doors to the museum close for good, this is American history that'll live forever.