German Volunteers Civil War Memorial - Bethany Cemetery - Charleston, SC
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N 32° 48.915 W 079° 56.937
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This Memorial is located on the southwestern part of the Bethany Cemetery - 10 Cunnington Ave in North Charleston, SC.
Waymark Code: WMJA41
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
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Atop this memorial is a bronze figure in full uniform with his right hand shielding his gaze from the sun. His left hand is on a scabbarded sword. On the ground is the debris of war - a broken wagon wheel, a shell for a cannon. Four bronze tablets appear on the granite shaft of the memorial:
(North face)
In
The Confederate Army
the Soldiers
Whom this Monument
Commemorates
Illustrated in Death as in Life
The German's Devotion to Duty
Beneath this monument, repose
the remains of
John A. Wagener,
Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876
(South face)
Names of Battles and Engagements,
in which either the German Artillery-
Company A, the German Artillery
Company B, The German Volunteers,
Hampton Legion, or the German
Hussers Participated.
| Morris Island, S.C. |
Second Battle of Manassas VA. |
| Port Royal, S.C. |
Boonsboro Gap, MD. |
| Cockpit Point, VA. |
Sharpsburg, MD. |
| Seige of Charleston, S.C. |
Fredericksburg, VA. |
| West Point, VA. |
Suffolk, VA. |
| Mechanicsville, VA. |
Gettysburg, PA. |
| Gaines' Mill, VA. |
Ogeechee, GA. |
| Meyer's Farm, VA. |
Coosawhatchie, S.C. |
| Frazer's Farm, VA. |
Toogoodoo, S.C. |
| Malvern Hill, VA. |
Tulifinne, S.C. |
| Fayetteville N.C. |
|
(West face)
German Volunteers German Hussars
Hampton Legion C.S.A.
C.S.A.
| Sergeant John C. Hahn |
Sergeant J.D.H. Wulbern |
| Private Willism Meitzler |
Private Heinrich Block |
| " Nic. Von Dohlen |
" Heinrich Wrede |
| " Hermann Wrede |
" Heinrich Schroder |
| " Fritz Kessler |
" Wm. Fischbeck |
| " E.J.H. Hopcke |
|
| " Michel Hoffmann |
|
| " Isidor Phillips |
|
| " Wm. Pilgrim |
|
| " David W. Unger |
|
(East face)
| German Artillery |
German Artillery |
| Company A- C.S.A. |
Company B- C.S.A. |
| Captain C.Nohrden |
Lieutenant B. Meyerhoff |
| Sergeant J.D. Goetjen |
Sergeant M. Schroder |
| Corporal J.C.L. Schroder |
Private Wm. Bringeworth |
| " C.F. Carlson |
" F.W. Bornemann |
| Private A. Hoberg |
" C. Grabau |
| " W. Kruger |
" H. Hencken |
| " H. Ackermann |
" C. Hencken |
| " Wm. Meyer |
" Heinrich Harken |
| " F. Meyerdierks |
" H.M. Howard |
| " F. Tassaro |
" F. Itgen |
| " W. Leopold |
" J. Klee |
| " H. Hasse |
" J.D. Law |
| " C.H. Hencken |
" Claus Meyer |
| " H. Fajon |
" H. Meyer |
|
" J.W. Meyer |
|
" G. Peters |
|
" H. Seedorf |
|
" L. Windhorst |