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.

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.

We had a great time at the 1st annual SCV/UDC picnic! It was a great turnout!
08/09/2026

We had a great time at the 1st annual SCV/UDC picnic! It was a great turnout!

We had the pleasure of a visit from Legare Walker Smith, descendant of Legare Jones Walker. Here he is standing beside h...
08/07/2026

We had the pleasure of a visit from Legare Walker Smith, descendant of Legare Jones Walker. Here he is standing beside his ancestor's uniform.

Our southern gentlemen have been hard at work taking photographs of our collection.
08/02/2026

Our southern gentlemen have been hard at work taking photographs of our collection.

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Charleston, SC

Opening Hours

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

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+18437231541

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