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8.3.CE Extender

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Fort Sumter | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 4 8

REENACTMENT: Four of the principals at Fort Sumter discuss in retrospect events that led to the "firing of the first shot of the Civil War." These people are: Major Robert Anderson; Commander of the...

The Hunley | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 4 8

The video location is at the Naval Polaris Missile Base in North Charleston. This is the largest submarine base on the east coast today. Learn about the sinking of the U.S.S. Housatonic by the Hunley...

Confederate Submarine C.S.S. Hunley | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 39

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Grades: 4 8

In an effort to disrupt the federal blockade, the Confederacy resorted to many ingenious plans, but perhaps the most daring of all was the attempt to build and use a submarine. The "Hunley" eventually...

Confederate Ironclad "Chicora" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 38

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Grades: 4 8

The Ironclad "Chicora" of the Confederate navy played an important role in attempting to break the federal blockade of the Southern coast during the war. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Combahee Rice Plantation Raids | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 36

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Grades: 4 8

A raid of the Second South Carolina Volunteers among the rice plantations along the Combahee. Published in the July 4, 1863, issue of "Harper's Weekly." Courtesy of the Pratt Memorial Library.

Federal Occupation of Beaufort | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 33

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Grades: 4 8

Federal forces under General Stevens march triumphantly into the town of Beaufort on December 5, 1861. "Harper's Weekly" reported to its readers, "The beautiful rural town of Beaufort came into...

SC Veterans in History, Part 4

Episode 4

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Grades: 4 8

In this segment, a student asks why Francis Marion is called the Swamp Fox, and the answer is given that he was one of the first to use what we now know as guerilla tactics. He would hide in the swamp...

SC Veterans in History, Part 5

Episode 5

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

In this segment, footage from the excavation of the Hunley is provided, and information about the salt water keeping the metal from corroding is given. Footage of the Hunley being raised is included...

Bombardment of Port Royal | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 31

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Grades: 4 8

The troops of the U.S. Army at Fort Sumter surrendered to the Confederacy on April 14, but within the year a larger force had established a permanent military footing along the South Carolina coast...

Housetop View of Fort Sumter's Bombardment | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 27

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Grades: 4 8

The housetops of Charleston during the bombardment of Fort Sumter. From "Harper's Weekly." Courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

The Bombardment of Fort Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 26

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Grades: 4 8

On April 11, 1861, with the supply ships Lincoln had promised to send already underway, General P.G.T. Beauregard sent James Chesnut with a message to Major Anderson, demanding to know when he would...

Fort Sumter | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 24

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Grades: 4 8

Fort Sumter, viewed here from the rear, could not be re-supplied without the Confederate forces in Charleston acquiescing; which they were determined not to do. As Major Anderson's garrison saw their...

Entry of Major Robert Anderson at Fort Sumter, December, 1860 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 23

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Grades: 4 8

The entry of Major Robert Anderson's (see Major Robert Anderson) command into Fort Sumter on Christmas night, 1860. After the secession of the seven deep South states, federal troops withdrew from...

Beaufort Home Occupied by Federal Forces | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 18

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Grades: 4 8

The occupation of the coastal region of South Carolina by federal armies in 1862 led to troops taking over the homes of many citizens who had supported the Confederacy. This home in Beaufort became...

Federal Occupation of Morris Island | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 16

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Grades: 4 8

Federal forces occupied Morris Island in 1863, then remained after the invasion was over, as an occupation force, as illustrated by this 1865 Matthew Brady photograph of their gun emplacement...

Ruins of the Mills House | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 15

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Grades: 4 8

At the end of the Civil War, both of South Carolina's major cities lay in ruins. Even as Sherman approached Columbia, another branch of his army occupied Charleston. The accidental explosion of a...

Federal Troops Destroy A Section of Railroad | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 14

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Grades: 4 8

Federal troops, waging the total war that Sherman believed was necessary, were instructed to destroy the South's ability to make war. Here, they destroy a section of railroad tracks at Pocataligo...

Aftermath of Columbia Fire | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

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Grades: 4 8

Nearly 20,000 people were crowded into Columbia when Sherman's army approached, and its streets were crowded with cotton bales. Whether Sherman's advance forces, panicky Confederate deserters camped...

Cotton Press Destroyed by Sherman's Army | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

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Grades: 4 8

A cotton press near Flat Rock is destroyed by Sherman's army in April, 1865. From "Leslie's Illustrated Weekly." Courtesy of the Pratt Memorial Library.

Capture of Confederate Ordinance at Cheraw | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

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Grades: 4 8

Sherman's forces capture Confederate ordinance at Cheraw on the evening of the 3rd of March, 1865. From "Leslie's Illustrated Weekly." Courtesy of the Pratt Memorial Library.

General Sherman's Army Crossing the Saluda River | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

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Grades: 4 8

When General William Tecumseh Sherman invaded South Carolina, he surprised those who expected him to strike first at Charleston. Instead, he marched the main body of his army northward toward Columbia...

Distribution of old clothing sent from the North--1864 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 9

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Grades: 4 8 12

A sketch, signed by J.E. Taylor, of a prisoner-of-war camp during the Civil War. "Distribution of old clothing sent from the North--1864." Courtesy of the Lackawanna Historical Society.

Gunboat "Planter" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

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Grades: 4 8

The gunboat "Planter," seized by an African-American crew and the daring African-American harbor pilot Robert Smalls, did manage to break the federal blockade of the city in May of 1862. Smalls...

Charleston Battery, 1865 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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Grades: 4 8

This view of the Battery in Charleston, circa 1865, gives a good view of how that city appeared during the Civil War, and how it had prepared for its defense. The area is still known as the Battery...