Historical remnants from a Civil War-era gunboat will be pulled from the depths of the Pee Dee River by a team of underwater archaeologists looking to preserve and, in the future, display a part of the area’s early history. The team is preparing to raise three Confederate cannons, each weighing more than 15 tons, from the watery resting places some 150 years after they were sunk by Confederate troops as Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops bared down on the Pee Dee, said state underwater archaeologist Christopher Amer.

A step back in time…Despite the slumping economy, this weekend, the Battle of Aiken attendance was at a record high. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has more.

Times are tough, now, but image if you were in Aiken in 1865, it was war. But, you can visit those Civil War times this weekend at 15th annual Battle of Aiken, where you can get a bang out of history…that’s out there somewhere, with WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola.