Defense of Edisto Bridge
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
N 33° 29.401 W 080° 52.546
17S E 511540 N 3705619
This marker is located on a hillside slop near the bend in Riverside Drive SW, near Warring Street. It has the older style blue background with raised gray text.
Waymark Code: WMKTC9
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mvillian
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This marker has the same text on each side and reads:

S C
DEFENSE OF
EDISTO BRIDGE

Occupying rifle pits and
manning a small
battery in defense of the
Edisto River Bridge,
at this point
less than six hundred
Confederates temporarily
halted the advance
of the right wing of the
Federal Army commanded by
Gen.W.T. Sherman.
On Feb. 12, 1865, the
defenders were outflanked
by a much larger force
and compelled to withdraw
and entrain for
Columbia South Carolina.

ERECTED BY
ORANGEBURG COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
1962

The Marker number was obtained from the Historical Marker database.

Marker Name: Defense of Edisto Bridge

Marker Location: City

Type of Marker: Bridge

Marker number: 38-5

County: Orangeburg
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