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Boots worn by Captain John Stroman (Charleston, SC)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:59 -0700

Boots worn by Captain John Stroman (Charleston, SC), made by Charleston tailor, boot, and shoemaker John Meityfer at no. 96 Meeting Street.

From the collections of the Charleston Museum.

Campaign Desk of Captain Stephen Dill Lee (Charleston, SC

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:21 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Campaign Desk of Captain Stephen Dill Lee (Charleston, SC), aide-de-camp to General P.G.T. Beauregard. Lee delivered the surrender ultimatum to Major Robert Anderson, commander at Fort Sumter, on April 11, 1861, the day before Confederate forces fired on the fort.

Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:01 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver, one of the most renowned sidearms of the Civil War.

Presidential Pardon with seal signed by President Andrew Johnson

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:27 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Presidential Pardon with seal signed by President Andrew Johnson and Acting Secretary of State, F.W. Seward, dated November 4, 1865. This pardom was issued to Joseph W. Harrison (sic) for reclamation of his family’s paint and glazier business. This is the same J.W. Harrison whose Charleston Mercury inscription is displayed on the preceding page.

Cavalry Saber carried by Corporal Alfred Manigault

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:07 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Cavalry Saber carried by Corporal Alfred Manigault, Company K, 4th South Carolina Cavalry, and manufactured by Columbia silversmith William Glaze at the Palmetto Armory.

Kepi worn by Edward Willis (Charleston, SC)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:51 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Kepi worn by Edward Willis (Charleston, SC) who served as chief quartermaster on the staff of General P.G.T. Beauregard.

From the collections of the Charleston Museum.

Secession Table and Chairs

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:03:02 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Table and Chairs used to draft South Carolina’s Ordinance of Secession in Charleston on December 20, 1860. The tall-back chair (at right) was used by D.F. Jamison, president of the Secession Convention, at the signing of the Ordinance at Institute Hall on Meeting Street.

Cavalry Saber carried by Corporal Alfred Manigault

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:06 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Cavalry Saber carried by Corporal Alfred Manigault, Company K, 4th South Carolina Cavalry, and manufactured by Columbia silversmith William Glaze at the Palmetto Armory.

European-made Naval Officer’s Saber worn by Captain John M. Wampler

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:12 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

European-made Naval Officer’s Saber worn by Captain John M. Wampler, chief engineer at Battery Wagner on Morris Island. Wampler was killed on August 17, 1863 during the Federal siege of Battery Wagner.

Uniform worn by Private Edward D. Robinson (Charleston, SC)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:50 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Uniform worn by Private Edward D. Robinson (Charleston, SC) of Captain G.H. Walter’s Company (Washington Artillery), South Carolina Artillery. The unit surrendered to Federal forces at Greensboro, NC on May 1, 1865.

Fired Minie Balls

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:26 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Fired Minie Balls. After being fired, Minie balls tended to flatten out if they hit a dense object such as bone. This distortion of the projectile could cause horrific wounds.

Peabody Carbine (lock detail)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:42 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Peabody Carbine developed in Boston, MA, 1862. This carbine was not a popular military weapon until after the Civil War.

French Charleville Smoothbore Musket, c. 1812 (lock detail)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:54 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

French Charleville Smoothbore Musket, c. 1812, with original flintlock action crudely adapted to percussion cap. The shortage of small arms at the outset of the Civil War led to recycling of outdated long arms such as this example.

Cosmopolitan Carbine (open breech detail)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:40 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Cosmopolitan Carbine used primarily by Federal cavalry units; only about 1,140 were manufactured.

Burnside Carbine

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:37 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Burnside Carbine named for its inventor, Union General Ambrose E. Burnside.

Navy Model Savage Revolver

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:59 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Navy Model Savage Revolver issued primarily to officers in the Federal Army and Navy but also sold individually to private citizens throughout the war. After the primary trigger fires the round, the secondary loop-trigger cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder.

Clay Pipe with Effigy

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:02:13 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Clay Pipe with Effigy (possibly intended to be Abraham Lincoln) excavated from a Federal army encampment site on Folly Island.

Morse Carbine (open breech detail)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:46 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Morse Carbine breech-loader produced by the State Gun Works in Greenville, SC.

Peabody Carbine

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:41 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Peabody Carbine developed in Boston, MA, 1862. This carbine was not a popular military weapon until after the Civil War.

Sharps breech-loading rifle (lock detail)

nobody@flickr.com (Charleston Museum) — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:01:48 -0700

Charleston Museum posted a photo:

Sharps breech-loading rifle. Sharps rifle and carbine models were widely used by both Confederate and Federal soldiers.