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Hundreds of Civil War relics are being conserved after their discovery during a South Carolina river cleanup. Cannonballs, a sword blade and a wagon wheel are among the artifacts found

In addition to the sediment and the artifacts, the project also removed two and a half tons of debris from the water.

Dominion Energy found cannon balls and swords that may have been dumped during Sherman's March in the Civil War along the banks of the Congaree River in Columbia.

The artifacts bring new tangible evidence of Union Gen. William T. Sherman's ruthless Southern campaign toward the end of the Civil War​.

Dominion Energy workers have finished cleaning up 100-year-old toxic tar from the Congaree River. The 13-year cleanup also led to the discovery of thousands of historical artifacts, including a Confederate

Hundreds of Civil War relics were unearthed during the cleanup of a South Carolina river

Hundreds of artifacts, including Confederate ammunition dumped by Union soldiers in the Civil War, were recovered during a cleanup of the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina.

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. The artifacts were discovered while crews removed tar-like material from the Congaree River and bring new tangible evidence of Union Gen. William T. Sherman's ruthless Southern campaign toward the end of the Civil War. The remains are expected to find...

Toxic coal tar that drained into the Congaree River long ago once caused problems for swimmers and kayakers. It has now been cleaned up, officials say

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