United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481Smith, Marion O., 1942-20222022-08Photocopy of handwritten report that recounts American Civil War-era efforts to secure saltpeter for the Confederate government. It references notable individuals like James Chesnut Jr., Joseph Le Conte, and Dr. John LeConte, and describes the establishment and operation of niter beds in South Carolina. The account highlights the logistical and scientific challenges involved in producing saltpeter during wartime. Sites mentioned: Columbia, South Carolina Niter Beds (Columbia, S.C.)image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Explosives--AdditivesSaltpeterDiscovery and explorationSoldiersNamesVandalismIndependent scholarsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--GraffitiCavingSignatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspectsUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narrativesSaltpeter industry--HistoryGunpowder industryGuano industryNitratesCavesSpeleologyJournal of Spelean HistorySpeleologistsGeology, EconomicGraffitiGeotourismSustainable tourismUnited States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America. Nitre and Mining BureauManufacturing industries--United States--History--19th centuryManufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centuryMineral industries--United States--History--19th centuryMineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th centurySaltpeter industry--United StatesGunpowder--United StatesNitrogen industries--United StatesSaltpeter industry--Confederate States of AmericaGunpowder--Confederate States of AmericaNitrogen industries--Confederate States of AmericaBats--ManureGuanoLocal historyColumbia, South Carolina, Niter BedsText