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James Petigru, Charleston's Last Union Soul, Dared to Challenge Confederacynew

He supported the Union, but Petigru had little support for leaders of either republic. As the rest of Charleston ran to watch the spectacle of April 12, Petigru sat alone in his law office. He wrote days later to his sister Jane "that which was threatening a long time has come and the sword is drawn.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-12-2011 |
History
Charleston's Rich Sought Shelter in the North Carolina Mountains During Civil Warnew

More than a few paintings of Charleston during the Civil War show the Holy City's nobility observing the fighting around them. But that wasn't the case for most of Charleston's elite, many of whom spent the war years in Flat Rock, N.C.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-12-2011 |
History
Tags: Civil War, Charleston
Charleston's Whites-Only Civil War Centennialnew

There is much more to the story about the Civil War's centennial than what the Post and Courier fit in a brief article in today's paper.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-12-2011 |
History
Slavery Was the Pivotal Issue for Charleston's 'Mercury'new

At the dawn of the Civil War, the editors at the Charleston Mercury were incensed.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
04-11-2011 |
History
Ghost Hunting in South Carolinanew
Southern Paranormal Investigation and Research visits Charleston's Old Jail, the final home for some of city's most infamous murderers and crooks until shuttered in the 1930s.
Charleston City Paper |
Greg Hambrick |
08-31-2007 |
History
Tags: history