21-1 Moses S. Haynsworth
Posted by: Mvillian
N 34° 14.531 W 079° 47.230
17S E 611686 N 3789674
This marker is located on Mechanicsville road near I-95, erected by Governor Robert Gibbes chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII century 1975
Waymark Code: WMQKK
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 09/16/2006
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MOSES S. HAYNSWORTH Born Darlington District in 1845, this Confederate War veteran witnessed the firing attack on the Union steamer "Star of the West" as it attempted to reinforce Ft. Sumter Jan. 9, 1861. He participated in skirmishes at Tullifinny River near Yemassee Dec. 1864. Owner of this plantation "Idylwild," he died in 1928, and is buried in Florence, S.C.