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Riversville / Battle of Secessionville
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 1. Riversville / Battle of Secessionville Marker | | |
Inscription. (Front text)
Riversville
Riversville, an antebellum village of fourteen acres, with seven lots on Savannah (later Secessionville) Creek, was established here in 1851 by Constant H. Rivers (1829-1910), who believed that the sandy soils and marsh breezes of James Island would protect inhabitants from the "malarious gases" common to the coast during the summer months.
(Reverse text)
Battle of Secessionville
The village, renamed Secessionville by early 1861, gave its name to the battle fought nearby on June 16, 1862, in which Confederates repulsed numerous Federal assaults on an earthwork built across the peninsula and crushed Union hopes for an early occupation of Charleston. A water battery overlooking the marsh to the northeast was one of several earthworks built here in 1862 and 1863.
Erected 1999 by Chicora Foundation, Inc. (Marker Number 10-34.)
Location. 32° 42.365′ N, 79° 56.339′ W. Marker is in Secessionville, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Fort Lamar Road, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located at the East end,Fort Lamar Road, where the pavement stops. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29412, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. | | | | 
By Bill Coughlin | |
| | | 2. Battle of Secessionville Marker | | |
At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Battle of Secessionville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Secessionville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battery Number 5 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Redoubt Number 3 (approx. 1.4 miles away); Battery Haskell (approx. 2.3 miles away); Battle of Sol-Legare Island (approx. 2.4 miles away); Battery Cheves (approx. 2.9 miles away); Camp of Wild's African Brigade, 1863 - 1864 / Wild's Brigade Cemetery (approx. 3.3 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Secessionville.
Also see . . .
1. Brigadier General Henry Washington Benham. USA. He disobeyed orders and was subject to a court martial after the battle of James Island in June 16, 1862, at which he was in immediate command under Gen David Hunter (Submitted on April 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Nathan George "Shanks" Evans , CSA. He was placed in command of the First Military District which included Secessionville, just days before the battle there, but played little part in it. (Submitted on April 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 3. Riversville Marker, looking east, where the paved road ends | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 4. Battle of Secessionville Marker | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 5. Riversville / Battle of Secessionville Marker, looking back west along Fort Lamar Road | | |
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By The U.S. Army Center for Military History | |
| | | 6. Nathan George "Shanks" Evans , CSA | | |
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Civil War glass negative collection, Library of Congress | |
| | | 7. Brigadier General Henry Washington Benham. USA | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 8. Nearby Battle of Secessionville Markers | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 9. Battle of Secessionville , Fort Lamar , earthworks defense | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 10. Confederate earthworks, as mentioned, part of Fort Lamar | | |
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By Mike Stroud, April 6, 2010 | |
| | | 11. Fort Lamar earthworks | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on April 8, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,155 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on April 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 1, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on April 8, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
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