Name/Title
Anderson's Heavy BatteryEntry/Object ID
2004.021.096Description
Anderson's Heavy Battery marching on by the wharf behind the Customs House, what is Concord Street today. Consumers Coal Company tower in background (located on Faber Street between East Bay and Concord Streets).Context
When the President of the United States made his first call for volunteers for the Spanish-American War, Governor Ellerbe called a conference of the Brigadier Generals and Colonels of the State Troops at Columbia on April 27th, and stated that South Carolina expected to furnish one Regiment and one Battalion of Infantry and one Battery of Heavy Artillery. At this conference the duty of raising the Battery of Heavy Artillery was assigned to General Edward Anderson, of Charleston, then commanding the Fourth [4th] Brigade of State Troops. Upon his return from Columbia, General Anderson called a meeting of the officers of the Brigade, and stated that the Governor expected Charleston to furnish the Battery, and asked their assistance in raising it. Finding the officers lukewarm, General Anderson immediately issued a call through the newspapers, asking for volunteers without regard to whether or not they had been members of militia organizations, which met with a ready response, and on the evening of May 3rd, at a meeting held at the Carolina Rifles Armory, the Battery was organized. (Source: "A Brief History of the Heavy Battery, South Carolina Volunteer Artillery," website)Collection
Sams Photograph CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2004.021.Source or Donor
Family of Franklin Frost SamsAcquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Artist
Sams, Franklin FrostDate made
circa 1898 - circa 1912Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Soldiers, Marching, WharvesSearch Terms
Military, Spanish-American War, 1898, United States Custom House (Charleston, S.C.)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
95-1-SLocation
Location
Container
PhotoBox 2Shelf
AV MaterialsRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023Location
Building
Missroon/Archives/Photo Collection ShelvesCategory
PermanentRelationships
Related Entries
Notes
2004.021.102, 2004.021.107Copyright
Copyright Details
Public domain.General Notes
Note
Notes: Other ID# is that given by Mrs. Levkoff, as well as some of the scene identifications of some of the photos. Other photo identification was provided by a member of the Sams family at some unknown time. See Accession Record for more details.Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
March 21, 2006Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
June 23, 2023