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Mar 05

Army nurse to tell about her service in Vietnam

The Vietnam exhibit at the S.C. Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum pays tribute to all sorts of South Carolinians who served honorable in a variety of ways in Southeast Asia. A lot of them had donned the uniforms because they were drafted. But many others in the exhibit were... read more →
  • March 5, 2026
Feb 24

The Revolution in South Carolina

With all the talk about what happened 250 years or so ago, you’ve probably heard that more of the American Revolution’s battles were fought in South Carolina than in any other state (or colony, depending on your point of view). Some scholars and enthusiasts express doubt about that. Rick Wise... read more →
  • February 24, 2026
Feb 16

SwordFest comes schwinging back on March 7!

Here they come again, descending in hordes upon Columbia! Pirates! Soldiers from past centuries! Martial arts fighters! Modern sport fencers! Medieval knights in full armor! Jedi knights from a whole other galaxy! Hear their battle cries, and the schwinging and clanging of their cold steel blades! There are even kids... read more →
  • February 16, 2026
Feb 13

Finding battlefields in the earth beneath us

The American Revolution is very much in the air these days, as we are reminded of what happened 250 years ago. And in many, many places in South Carolina, it’s also in the ground beneath us. Not just spent ammunition, uniform buttons, and other detritus of battles, as fascinating as... read more →
  • February 13, 2026
Feb 13

Battlefields in the earth beneath us

The American Revolution is very much in the air these days, as we are reminded of what happened 250 years ago. And in many, many places in South Carolina, it’s also in the ground beneath us. Not just spent ammunition, uniform buttons, and other detritus of battles, as fascinating as... read more →
  • February 13, 2026
Jan 29

‘Tunnel Rat’ to speak at Richland Library

Vietnam veteran C.W. Bowman has fascinated audiences at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum several times with lectures about his war experiences. Last year, in an offsite program at the public library in West Columbia, he drew the largest audience ever for the museum’s Noon Debrief series.... read more →
  • January 29, 2026
Jan 15

The good, the bad and the ugly about ‘Light-Horse Harry’ Lee

He was the father of Robert E. Lee. And so much more. Mike Burgess, an outspoken, award-winning high school history teacher, will deliver a free lecture about Revolutionary War hero Henry Lee III at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum at noon on Friday, Jan.30, 2026. His... read more →
  • January 15, 2026
Dec 29

Cowpens, where the Patriots beat Tarleton

The year 1780 had seen mostly bad news for the Patriot cause in South Carolina. The British captured one American army in May at the siege of Charleston. The redcoats later defeated another American army at Camden. A victory of Patriot militiamen at Kings Mountain in October had bought time,... read more →
  • December 29, 2025
Nov 19

Learn about German POWs in South Carolina

You've seen movies about Americans in German POW camps during World War II -- "The Great Escape," "Stalag 17," and so forth. But did you know that more than 8,000 German – and Italian -- prisoners were held right here in South Carolina during that global conflict? A network of... read more →
  • November 19, 2025
Nov 12

34th Annual Toy Soldier Show is Saturday, Nov. 15

Heads up! Our latest intelligence indicates that tiny armies are scheduled to invade Columbia on Saturday. They will establish a beachhead at S.C. Confederate Relic Room & Military Museum. There’s nothing we can do to stop them, so the best strategy is just to go to that location and welcome... read more →
  • November 12, 2025