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Read MoreThe Civil War in Charleston Objects From The Collections of The Charleston Museum Objects from the war period in Charleston- including uniforms, weapons, flags, medical kits, prosthetics, and personal possessions—have become part of The Charleston Museum’s wonderful collections. Many are located in our current exhibitions. Some of the finest objects…
Read MoreTwo more of the photographic collections held in our Archives have gone on-line at the Lowcountry Digital Library. The newest additions (which join our Earthquake Photographs and Charleston Firefighters Rosters, 1862-1864) are our Fort Photographs and our Civil War Photographs. The Fort Photographs are images from our collections relating to…
Read MoreUpdate: See photos from the Civil War Try-on 2012 Once again we all had a fantastic time at Saturday’s “Civil War Living History Event: Fashion Try-On,” held in conjunction with Threads of War: Clothing & Textiles of the Civil War. Our friends from the Carolina Ladies Aid Society brought a…
Read MoreJoseph Manigault was the son of Peter and Elizabeth Wragg Manigault. Altogether Peter and Elizabeth had four children: Gabriel, Ann, Joseph and Harriet. Peter and Elizabeth’s house was located on the northwest corner of Amen and East Bay Streets. Due to Elizabeth’s ill health, the children were raised by Peter’s…
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