Founded in 1891, it is the oldest museum in the Columbia area.
Among the Civil War items it has is a letter from Union General Judson Kilpatrick calling SC the "hellhole of secession" and vowing that vile things would happen to the state as the commander of Sherman's cavalry.
Also, the battle flags of nine SC regiments and what's left of the flag of the Union's 2nd SC Infantry composed of freed SC slaves.
Items from other wars, the flag of the Palmetto regiment of the Mexican War which helped capture the Mexican capital, artifacts from the USS Columbia, a WW II light cruiser which fought in the Pacific.
In 2002, the museum reopened in a 17,000 square foot area in the old Columbia Mills Building next to the State Museum. It has items from the revolutionary War right up to the War in Iraq.
www.crr.sc.gov.
Sounds Like a Good Place to Visit. --B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
