Museum Videos

Now Available!!  The SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum has launched a YouTube video site!  The site features behind the scenes stories at the museum, including exhibit tours.  Viewers are able to see how artifacts are prepared for display and also gain a sneak peak at items not usually available to the public for viewing. 

New videos are added regularly so subscribe to the Museum’s channel to receive email alerts when they are posted.  It is free to create a YouTube account and to subscribe. 

Visit the YouTube Channel to view a growing variety of videos that feature the Museum’s curators and staff.  Below are a few of the most popular videos to date:

MOST VIEWED!
Unusual Civil War Weapon - Curator of Education Joe Long talks about a Civil War pike. Governor Joe Brown ordered 10,000 of these manufactered in 1862 to arm soldiers.  View Video

Confederate Memorial Day - Curator of History Krissy Dunn Johnson explains the unique history of the Confederate section of Columbia's historic Elmwood Cemetery, which plays a central role in the annual Confederate Memorial Day ceremonies.  View Video

Cavalry Saber - Curator of Education Joe Long discusses the South Carolina Confederate cavalry and the type of saber they frequently carried.  He examines one saber that was purchased by Wade Hampton.  View Video


Civil War Bibles & Other Books - Krissy Dunn Johnson, Curator of History, shows several bibles and books that soldiers carried with them during the Civil War, including one that stopped a bullet. View Video

The museum also has a video site available for educators at TeacherTube.