Civil War Charleston- Chapter 5- The Market

Stop 1- Civil War Museum- 188 Museum Street. See separate post for Stop 1.

Stop 2- Cotton Warehouse- 28 Anson Street. A cotton warehouse during the war.

Stop 3- Edward McCrady House- 30 Anson Street. In 1863 McCrady was the defense attorney for the soldiers of the 54th MA that were captured at Fort Wagner. McCrady successfully argued against execution of the men because they were soldiers and not slaves or free blacks.

Stop 4- Wade Hampton Birthplace- 54 Hassell Street. On March 28, 1818, Confederate General Wade Hampton was born here.

Stop 5- Congregation Beth Elohm- 90 Hasell Street. The second oldest synagogue in the United States. During the war the organ and chandelier were sent to Columbia for safekeeping but were destroyed when Columbia burned in February 2015.

Stop 6- St. Paul’s Catholic Church- 63 Society Street. This building was an active church during the war but is now a private residence.

Stop 7- Phoebe Yates Pember House- 28 Society Street. The location is down the alley way at 32.7853370, -79.9295638. Phoebe Yates Pember was born here in 1823. She was the Chief Matron of the Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond.

Stop 8- Trinity United Methodist Church- 273 Meeting Street.

Stop 9- South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium- 287 Meeting Street. The building was used by the Washington Light Artillery for meetings. On December 27, 1860, they were part of a detachment that seized Fort Pinckney. They were at James Island, Morris Island, Drewery’s Bluff and the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.

Stop 10- St. John’s Reformed Episcopal Church- 93 Anson Street. Slaves were taught to read the Bible here.

Stop 11- St. Stephen’s Church- 67 Anson Street. The church was damaged by Union artillery during the war.

Stop 12- C.D. Franke Company. This company built gun carriages for the Confederacy.