The War at Home

1860-1865. Learn the impact of the Civil War on South Carolinians on the homefront.
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Reflections of Columbia, Part 2 2

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Reflections of Columbia, Part 2
Episode 2
In 1860, roughly 60% of the population in Columbia were slaves. 60% of the gross economic capital in South Carolina was in human property. With the growing popularity of the Republican Party, and...
Why We Fight | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 1 The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Spate of Civil War Literature | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3
Walter Edgar talks with Dr. McPherson about the increase in Civil War writings within the past thirty years. Writers have since expanded on aspects like civilian life, experiences for common soldiers...
Found: Mary Chesnut's Civil War Photo Albums (Full Version)

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Found: Mary Chesnut's Civil War Photo Albums (Full Version)
Episode 4
Mary Chesnut’s diary, originally published forty years after the Civil War as Mary Chesnut’s Civil War, is generally acknowledged today as the finest literary work of the Confederacy. Spiced by the...
A Woman Ahead Of Her Time | Walter Edgar's Journal

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A Woman Ahead Of Her Time | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3
Martha Daniels analyzes the albums’ “Panoramic Breadth,” and how Mary Chesnut was an educated woman ‘ahead of her time.’ Along with photos of famous Southerners, the albums also feature photographs of...
The Album's Journey | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Album's Journey | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 2
Walter Edgar discusses with Martha Daniels and Henry Fulmer about references made to the photo album found in Mary Chesnut’s diary, along with references found in the South Caroliniana Library’s...
The Early Days of Photography | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Early Days of Photography | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1
In the first segment on Mary Chesnut’s photo album, Harvey Teal details the earliest days of photography, and describes the various types of photographs: daguerreotype, amber type, Carte de Visite...
Educating The Slaves | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 4 A Shift In Sentiment | Walter Edgar's Journal

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A Shift In Sentiment | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1
In this first segment, Dr. Melissa Walker discusses the increasing civilian distaste for the war, as observed in letters written to soldiers out in the field. Dr. Walker also notes how civilians...