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  • Swordfest 2024

    SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais Street, Gervais, SC

    En garde! Swordfest is coming! And there’s little time left to draw your cold blade. It will be here on Saturday, Feb. 10! If you don’t know what SwordFest is, you need to look into hearing aids – how could you have missed the schwinging, swooshing and clanging? It’s the biggest, loudest Saturday program at…

  • Lecture on the Battle of Firebase Ripcord

    SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais Street, Gervais, SC

    As visitors approach the entrance of the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, the first thing they see is a huge diorama of Fire Support Base Ripcord, depicting in meticulous detail the site of the very last major battle the U.S. Army experienced during the Vietnam War. Craig Van Hout likes to visit…

  • SwordFest 2023

    SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais Street, Gervais, SC

    Just when you thought it was safe to go out without your sword and shield, SwordFest is back, yet again, at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum. Come on out – admission is free. SwordFest 2023 starts at 10 a.m. and runs until at least 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11. The…

  • Gen. ‘Fig’ Newton will tell his impressive story of service in war and peace

    SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum 301 Gervais Street, Gervais, SC

    Gen. Lloyd “Fig” Newton has a lot of fascinating stories to tell, having led a life of adventure and distinction serving his country. He is a retired U.S. Air Force four-star general from South Carolina. He flew 269 combat missions in F-4s in the Vietnam War, 79 of them over North Vietnam. In 1974, he…