43-32 Potter's Headquarters / Federal Order of Battle
N 33° 55.357 W 080° 20.483
17S E 560876 N 3753771
Sumter area Federal troop movements in the last days of the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WM7HET
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2009
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POTTER'S HEADQUARTERS / FEDERAL ORDER OF BATTLE
(Front) Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter, on a raid through this area in the last days of the Civil War, advanced to Sumter after defeating a small Confederate force at Dingle’s Mill on April 9, 1865. The Augustus Solomon House, which stood on this site, was Potter’s headquarters April 9-11. His troops left Sumter April 11 to carry out the destruction of Confederate trains at Manchester.
(Reverse) Potter’s Provisional Division, Military District of the South:
First Brigade (Infantry): 25th Ohio, 107th Ohio, 157th N.Y., 56th N.Y. (2 companies)
Second Brigade (Infantry): 54th Mass. (Colored), 32nd and 102nd U.S. Colored Troops/Other Units: 4th Mass. Cavalry (2 companies), 3rd N.Y. Light Artillery (Battery F), 1st N.Y. Engineers
Erected by the Sumter County Historical Commission, 2002
Marker Name: Potter's Headquarters / Federal Order of Battle
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker number: 43-32
County: Sumter
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