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Museum and Library of Confederate History, Greenville, SC
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Museum and Library of Confederate History

A Greenville museum and onsite library focused on Southern perspectives on the Civil War era and the decades around it.

15 Boyce Avenue, Greenville, SC, 29601 · Greenville, SC

About Museum and Library of Confederate History

The museum in Greenville, South Carolina presents artifacts, personal accounts, and historical records about Southern society before, during, and after the 1860s conflict. Visitors can see a restored Model 1857 Napoleon cannon near the entrance. The onsite library holds veteran memoirs, official war reports, and soldier rosters from several Southern states, with sections on major battles and on the social and political history of the South. Exhibits also cover the Reconstruction-era Red Shirts. Group tours can be arranged by phone.

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