'Lost' Union troops killed at Battle of Olustee are in S.C. cemetery, says local writer
Orange Park's Don Hillhouse, a "serious amateur" history researcher, scoured the National Archives for records of Union ...
What was Charleston like at the end of the Civil War?
One can hardly imagine what the night of Feb. 17, 1865, must have been like in Charleston. Hours before surrendering to Union ...
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Laws Against Black Literacy in Pre-Civil War South Still Haunt Education, Expert Says
The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied ...
Appomattox: Where America's Civil War Neared Its End
Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National Park Service's many Civil War sites. Each proved enjoyable and educational, ...
Gunpowder and grit: Preparations continue for Battle of Aiken events
The annual gathering traditionally draws thousands of spectators and hundreds of re-enactors from several states helping tell ...
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Historic South Carolina Home Rebuilt After the Civil War Listed for $4.9 Million
A 135-year-old riverfront home in Bluffton, South Carolina ... He had built a home on the land before the beginning of the Civil War, but it was lost during the burning of Bluffton in June ...
Father and son freedmen became leaders in NWLA during Reconstruction era
Caroliner, Jackson’s father, later moved from South Carolina to Louisiana. It is not certain how Caroliner gained his freedom ...