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Public historians talked about what sites are currently being preserved, what sites might be added in the future, and how historians and public officials can work with communities. The Charl…

Stephen Wise talks about how Union forces repeatedly targeted the port of Charleston, South Carolina, using a variety of tactics including the new naval technology of ironclad warships. He a…

Walter Edgar talked about his book, South Carolina: A History, in which he chronicles South Carolina’s changing politics, reawakening after World War II, civil rights struggles, and current …

Professor Edgar discussed his book, Partisans and Redcoats: The Southern Conflict that Turned the Tide of the American Revolution, published by William Morrow. He described many of the litt…

Guests examined the social, political, and military history of the Civil War era from the perspective of the Confederacy through the writings of Mary Chesnut. Her journals detailed life in t…

Mr. Edgar talked about the life and legacy of Mary Chesnut and displayed several original documents relating to her journals and diary.

Author Walter Edgar, Professor of Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina, talked about the history and politics of South Carolina, including political leaders, race relations, …