Museum at Market Hall, Home of the Confederate Museum

Museum at Market Hall, Home of the Confederate Museum Always Open THURS, FRI, SAT & SUNDAY, 11-4
$10 for Adults
6 - 12 $3
Military, Vets (Not Dependents), < 5= FREE
NO REFUNDS
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Upstairs where the museum is located was the territory of the market commissioners. Two tiny rooms for transacting the business of running the market and one very large elaborate hall with a gas chandelier where they held meetings and elegant social functions. The building was used this way until 1861. In the spring of 1861, thousands of young men were pouring into Charleston to become Confederate soldiers and defend the South. They were given supplies,weapons and their orders. It was here in this building where many of these young men had danced not long before they became soldiers. In 1894 the Charleston Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy was founded. They immediately began to collect relics and the collection grew quickly. By 1898 this group of ladies became Charleston Chapter #4, United Daughters of the Confederacy. In 1899 the reunion of the United Confederate Veterans was to be held in Charleston. The men decided to help these ladies form a permanent Confederate Museum in Charleston. A call was sent out asking former soldiers to bring their war-time possessions to the reunion for donation to the new museum. The enthusiastic response showed that a large building would be needed to house the collection. Since the Mayor and the city councilmen were all former Confederate soldiers, it was only natural that they selected Market Hall for this purpose. The same building where they had gone to become young soldiers became the place they brought their relics to be preserved for the future. The Confederate Museum opened here in June, 1899.

We are proud to be a part of this new exhibit which will showcase some of our artifacts on loan.https://www.counton2.com...
09/09/2026

We are proud to be a part of this new exhibit which will showcase some of our artifacts on loan.

https://www.counton2.com/news/charleston-museum-announces-exhibit-to-showcase-findings-from-the-h-l-hunley-submarine/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WCBD_News_2&fbclid=IwdGRjcAUOJkNjbGNrBQ4mFHBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEeE7LX9jANoSTaGaop247REsK2M817dqufY-_9W5NGXJFQOGTV-R3Xh3Cb5ts_aem_M0mbsHEhY7rKjeCe7-LKow

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston Museum announced it will open the exhibit “Textiles from the Deep” showcasing the findings from the H.L. Hunley Submarine on October 3, 20…

09/03/2026

Our new museum commercial! Please share!!

09/02/2026

Mattie Clyburn Rice was an African-American woman recognized as a "Real Daughter of the Confederacy" by the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC).
Born on September 15, 1922, she was the daughter of Weary Clyburn, a Black man who had been born into slavery and later filed a Confederate pension application for his service.
She successfully campaigned for a historical marker in Monroe, North Carolina, to honor her father and nine other local African-American men (eight enslaved and one freedman) for their wartime labor or service.
Mattie died on this day, September 1, 2014.

Happy to see the descendants of General Clement Stevens visit today! General Stevens is on our banner.
08/14/2026

Happy to see the descendants of General Clement Stevens visit today! General Stevens is on our banner.

Charleston Sesquicentennial poster, signed. $75 plus $15 shipping tube in US.
08/13/2026

Charleston Sesquicentennial poster, signed.
$75 plus $15 shipping tube in US.

1949 RE Lee Memorial Pictorial map by Karl Smith $100 plus $15 shipping tube in the US
08/13/2026

1949 RE Lee Memorial Pictorial map by Karl Smith $100 plus $15 shipping tube in the US

$75 will ship for free in the US.
08/13/2026

$75 will ship for free in the US.

08/10/2026
We have a lot of 3 x 5 USA printed poly flags. If you're interested in buying some in bulk please comment. $3 each plus ...
08/10/2026

We have a lot of 3 x 5 USA printed poly flags. If you're interested in buying some in bulk please comment. $3 each plus shipping.

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Charleston, SC

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Monday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

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