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Learn more about the Reconstruction Era by exploring some of these stories written by historians and park rangers from throughout the national park system.
Featured Stories
The Port Royal Experiment
In the fall of 1861, the US military came ashore in Beaufort and found thousands of now formerly enslaved people in control of the region. 
The Year of Jubilee Has Come
Learn about the history of Camp Saxton and the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. 
Poems by Ellen Murray
Ellen Murray's poems offer a glimpse in the world and perspective of one of Penn School’s founders. 
The "Planter": A Strike for Freedom
Dive into the stories of each person who sought freedom aboard the "Planter." |
Last updated: April 8, 2025