- Military Museum’s Video of the Week Features Rare Civil War Documents
- Release Date:
- Friday, May 02, 2008
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Contact:
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Jai Cassidy Shaiman
Public Information Coordinator
SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum
jcassidy@crr.sc.gov
803-737-8095
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Press Release:
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This week’s new video on the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum’s YouTube Channel features Krissy Dunn, Curator of History, discussing the recently acquired McRae Papers Collection. These papers provide rare documentation of blockade running and the purchasing operations of the Confederacy. The papers belonged to Colin J. McRae, the South’s purchasing agent in England. The collection was found in the attic of a historic home in Alabama. Visit http://www.crr.sc.gov/support/mcrae/ for more information about the papers.
The museum’s site video can be accessed by visiting www.crr.sc.gov/videos or http://www.youtube.com/SCCRRMM. After creating a free YouTube account visitors choose to subscribe to the channel by clicking the “Subscribe” button in the top right hand corner of the page. New videos are added regularly.
Founded in 1896, the SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum is the oldest museum in the Columbia area. The museum focuses on South Carolina’s military history from the Revolutionary War to the present War on Terror.
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