Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup

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Confederate military relics unearthed in South Carolina river cleanup
By James Pollard, The Associated Press/Report for America
Nov 16, 01:58 PM
Civil War artifacts are displayed at a press conference celebrating the early completion of the Congaree River cleanup on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 in Columbia, S.C.
Civil War artifacts are displayed at a press conference celebrating the early completion of the Congaree River cleanup on Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 in Columbia, S.C. (James Pollard/AP)

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Hundreds of Civil War relics were unearthed during the cleanup of a South Carolina river where Union troops dumped Confederate military equipment to deliver a demoralizing blow for rebel forces in the birthplace of the secessionist movement.

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