Two 10-inch shells are displayed at a press conference celebrating the early completion of the Congaree River cleanup on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 in Columbia, S.C. Hundreds of Civil War relics were ...

It started as a mundane environmental cleanup along the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended as a trip back in time to the last days of the Civil War. Archaeologists uncovered a ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Hundreds of Civil War relics were unearthed during the cleanup of a South Carolina river where Union troops dumped Confederate military equipment to deliver a demoralizing ...

Civil War: A State Divided by Conflict. After the Revolution, South Carolina remained a key state in the growing United States, but the legacy of slavery continued to shape its society and politics.

Archaeologists have unearthed a trove of Civil War weapons from South Carolina’s Congaree River. Cannonballs, artillery shells and other items have been lurking in the waterway since February ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Gov. Henry McMaster placed his signature Thursday on a bill that will celebrate a South Carolina Civil War hero on the State House grounds. A ceremonial bill signing for a ...