Civil War Ghosts of South Carolina

In this volume, Tally Johnson, noted folklorist and librarian, casts a light on ghost stories from one of the most pivotal periods in both American and South Carolina history: The Civil War. From Fort Sumter to the Burning of Columbia and from the Gray Man of Pawleys Island to the lesser-known tale of Florena Budwin, all sections of the state are covered in his unique style.

A brief overview of both events leading to the War and of events in South Carolina during the War are...
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In this volume, Tally Johnson, noted folklorist and librarian, casts a light on ghost stories from one of the most pivotal periods in both American and South Carolina history: The Civil War. From Fort Sumter to the Burning of Columbia and from the Gray Man of Pawleys Island to the lesser-known tale of Florena Budwin, all sections of the state are covered in his unique style.

A brief overview of both events leading to the War and of events in South Carolina during the War are also included. A lengthy bibliography is also included, covering both the ghosts and history of the period in South Carolina for further reading.

Contents
- Brief Overview of the Civil War in South Carolina
The Upcountry Region
- Springwood Cemetery: Greenville's City of the Dead
- Three Bridges Road, near Powdersville
- Moonville Cemetery
- Wofford College
- Rose Apartments (former Rose Hotel), York
- Rose Hill
- Newberry College: A ghost for every building (almost)
- Cry Baby Bridge-over the Enoree
- Andy Johnson; Didn't Stay Long, But Long Enough
- Bethabara Cemetery - Glowing Stones
- Sleepy Hollow - Without Ichabod Crane
- Burrell Hemphill
The Midlands Region
- Battle of Aiken: Robert E. Less Wasn't There Then, But Now?
- Oak Grove Plantation
- Rivers Bridge: Things Pop Up All the Time
- Is the "Queen of the Confederacy" Really Gone?
- Badwell Cemetery: History, "Haunts", and a Troll
- Blanding Street, Columbia
- University of South Carolina
- The Statehouse and Grounds Took a Licking
- Hampton-Preston House, Columbia
- South Carolina State Museum, Columbia
- A Diary from Dixie: Courtesy of Mary Boykin Chestnut
- The Bonham Family: Heroism and Service
- Longstreet at the Piedmont Hotel, Gainesville, GA
The PeeDee Region
- Enfield, Chesterfield County
- Florena Budwin and the Florence National Cemetery
- Mulberry Plantation
- Rectory Square Park
- Woodlawn Plantation, Marion County
- The Church of Holy Cross
- Oakland Plantation, Sumter County
- Battle of Dinkin's Mill or What the Wife Saw
- Loch Dhu Plantation
The Coastal Region
- General Beauregard Prowls Charleston's City Hall
- Battery Carriage House Inn
- Folly Island and Morris Island: Cool, but Creepy
- Forts Moultrie and Sumter
- Mount Pleasant
- Sentry on the Bohicket
- Sword Gate or Mme Talvande Still Watches Over Her Girls
- Trapman Street Tales
- The Grey Host
- Will the REAL Grey Man PLEASE Stand Up
- Hagley Landing
- The USS Harvest Moon in Winyah Bay
- Haunts in Georgetown: The Heriot and Morgan Houses
- The Battle of Honey Hill - Still Rages On
- The Land's End Light
- The Lucas Bay Light
- Otter Island: Fort Drayton