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The history of South Carolina intertwines with the history of the United States.
Charleston, South Carolina was the largest point of disembarkation for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to this article. The traffic officially ended in 1808 but the institution of slavery continued until February, 1865.
During our Revolutionary War, 1775-1781, over 200 battles were waged in South Carolina. Here are a few:
Battle of Boykin's Mill, near Camden, South Carolina.
I will blog about the Battle of Kings Mountain (a huge victory for the colonials) in several days.
If you have seen the Civil War documentary series from Ken Burns, you will remember many quotes from a diarist, Mary Chesnut. Part of her book, Diary of Dixie, was written in this bedchamber at the former Bloomsbury Inn in Camden, South Carolina. I stayed in this room while it was a B&B but it hs since closed.
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| Reenactment of Battle of Bentonville, 150th anniversary, March 2015 |
I can not neglect North Carolina in this post. An important Civil War battle in North Carolina: the Battle of Bentonville. This was the last large battle of the Civil War, and took place about two weeks before Confederate General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House (in Virginia).
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| Bennett Place State Historic Site |
There is a lot of history in the Carolinas and it is well worth your time to explore.
"H" day at the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. My theme: Exploring South Carolina and the Eastern United States.
What a piece of history with great accompanying photos.
ReplyDelete...conflicts make up a lot of history.
ReplyDeleteI think it's partially because I grew up in Boston, which is so rich with our country's history, that I've acquired a love for hearing about the history of other states. I'm loving your informational posts.
ReplyDeleteFascinating history
ReplyDeleteI love these snippets of history. Married to a historian, every holiday we go on has to have its 'historical' segments.
ReplyDeleteI love them!
You have a lot more history back east. I mean as far as Revolutionary and Civil war history. We took a lot of vacations when I was growing up, but my parents weren't much on visiting anywhere "historic."
ReplyDeleteVery interesting and informative.
ReplyDeleteYou have definitely captured a broad sweep of South Carolina history with this post. I didn't realize Bentonville was the last large Civil War battle, nor that there was a separate post-Appomattox surrender. Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting.
ReplyDeleteI did not know that South Carolina had so many battles in our Revolutionary War. I have been to Bentonville to see the place that you posted. It was interesting that Sherman made promises so generous that Congress did not approve them.
ReplyDeleteA slice of history with so many fascinating stories around battles. You bring it all alive with the images.
ReplyDeleteToo much violence in all our history and we never seem to learn any lessons from it.
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