Patrick McCawley

Patrick McCawley, a spokesman for the S.C. Department of Archives and History, said including all aspects of the war and the varied perspectives of South Carolinians during the 1860s is a top priority for the sesquicentennial board.

"The advisory commission is looking to commemorate events, not celebrate (events)," he said.

Patrick McCawley, accessions archivist for the S.C. Department of Archives and History, said the letter gives insight from a South Carolina soldier who was both at the battle and speaking out of step with the patriotic whip of the day.

"In the first months of the war, South Carolinians, including politicians, were quick to volunteer, believing that the war would be swift," McCawley said.

Patrick McCawley, left, accession archivist at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, and David Brinkman look at a 12-foot-by-30-inch map from 1870 of the Columbia Canal.
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David Brinkman, left, and Patrick McCawley, accession archivist at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, talk about a 12-foot-by-30-inch map from 1870 of the Columbia Canal.
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David Brinkman, left, and Patrick McCawley, accession archivist at the South Carolina Archives and History Center, look at a 12-foot-by-30-inch map from 1870 of the Columbia Canal.

Patrick McCawley, accessions archivist for the S.C. Department of Archives and History, said the letter provides an important firsthand account of the first major battle of the war and the prominent role that South Carolina regiments played in it.Sgt. Maj.

Patrick McCawley of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History believes Mullins' letter ended up among those documents because Gen.

Patrick McCawley, accessions archivist for the S.C. Department of Archives and History, said the letter provides an important firsthand account of the first major battle of the war and the prominent role that South Carolina regiments played in it."In the first months of the war, South Carolinians, including politicians, were quick to volunteer, believing that the war would be swift," McCawley said.
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McCawley suggests that Mullins' letter ended up among those documents because Harllee gave the letter to Pickens to make him aware of the conditions in the Confederate Army.

Patrick McCawley, a reference archivist with the S.C. Department of Archives and History, said he felt the effect of higher health costs. He pays about $100 more per month to receive health insurance. Combined with a five-day furlough at his department, he believes he really has received a pay cut over the last three years from state lawmakers.

"They expect state government to provide services," he said.