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The Garrison Defending Fort Sumter
During the Bombardment
— April 12-14, 1861 —
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By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010 | |
| | | 1. The Garrison Defending Fort Sumter Marker | | |
Inscription. Erected by the United States
1932
In memory of the Garrison
Defending Fort Sumter
during the bombardment
April 12-14, 1861
Major Robert Anderson
First U.S. Artillery
commandingCorps of Engineers
Captain John G. Foster
1st Lieut. George W. Snyder
2nd Lieut. Richard K. Meade
Medical Department
Asst. Surg. Samuel W. Crawford
1st U.S. Artillery
Captain Abner Doubleday
1st Lieut. Jefferson C. Davis
1st Lieut. Truman Seymour
2nd Lieut. Norman J. Hall
Ordnance Sgt. James Kearney
Q.M. Sgt. Willaim H. Hamner
Band
Sgt. James E. Gallway
Corp. Andrew Smith
Pvt. Patrick Murphy
Pvt. Tedeschi Onoratto
Pvt. Peter Rice
Pvt. Henry Schmidt
Pvt. John Urquhart
Pvt. Andrew Wickstrom
Company E
1st Sgt. Eugene Scheibner
Sgt. Thomas Kirnan
Sgt. James Chester
Corp. Owen McGuire
Corp. Francis J. Oakes
Corp. Charles Bringhurst
Corp. Henry Ellerbrook
Musician Charles Hall
Artificer Philip Andermann
Artificer John Emil Noack
Privates
Cornelius Baker
Thomas Carroll
Patrick Clancy
John Davis
James Digdam
George Fielding
Edward Gallway
James Gibbons
James Hays
Daniel Hough
John Irwin
James McDonald
Samuel Miller
John Newport
George Pinchard
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By Craig Swain, May 3, 2010 | |
| | | 2. The Garrison Defending Fort Sumter Monument | | |
Rivers
Lewis Schroeder
Carl A. Sellmann
John Thompson
Charles H. Tozer
William Witzmann
Company H
1st Sgt. John Renehan
Sgt. James McMahon
Sgt. John Carmody
Sgt. John Otto
Corp. Christopher Costolan
Musician Robert Foster
Artificer Henry Strandt
Privates
Edward Brady
Barney Cain
John Doran
Dennis Johnson
John Kehoe
John Klein
John Lanagan
John Laroche
Frederick Lintner
John McGill
Frederick Meier
James Moore
William Morter
Patrick Neilan
John Nixon
Michael O'Donald
Robert Roe
William Walker
Joseph Wall
Edward Walsh
Henry R. Walter
Herman Will
Thomas Wishnouski
Caspar Wutterrel
Hospital Steward
Edward Wetfieldt
Matron
Ann Amella Weitfeildt
Erected 1932 by the United States.
Location. 32° 45.136′ N, 79° 52.497′ W. Marker is near Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Click for map. Marker is located at Fort Sumter National Monument and only reached by boat. See links below for more information about access to the site. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29412, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Gorge Wall (here, next to this marker); Battery Huger (a few steps from this marker); Fort Sumter 1861-65 (a few steps from this marker); Fort Sumter Today (a few steps from this marker); Fort Johnson (a few steps from this marker); Charleston Besieged (within shouting distance of this marker); Powder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Sumter Bombarded (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Charleston.
Also see . . .
1. Directions to Fort Sumter. Marker is located at Fort Sumter National Monument and only reached by boat. See links below for more information about access to the site. (Submitted on May 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. The Battle of Fort Sumter. Official records and other resources pertaining to the April, 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter. (Submitted on May 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
Credits. This page originally submitted on May 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,510 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 19, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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