When the Gibbes Museum opened in 1905, the nation celebrated what Charleston has always understood: the power of art – to inspire our imagination, heal our hurt, and nourish our souls.

The End of the American Civil War… (and Photography Exhibition)

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Portrait of William Houston House, 1862–65

William Houston House, Cavalry Battalion, Army of Tennessee, 1862–65
Unknown Artist
Half-plate ambrotype
David Wynn Vaughn Collection

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