Bamberg in Bamberg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Bamberg County Confederate Monument
Photographed By Mike Stroud, June 2008
1. Bamberg Confederate Monument, west face
(West face )
CSA
Confederate Heroes
(South face)
UDC
" Lest We Forget "
(East face)
Erected by the
Francis Marion
Bamberg Chapter
1911.
Erected 1911 by Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter, U.D.C.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 33° 17.899′ N, 81° 2.057′ W. Marker is in Bamberg, South Carolina, in Bamberg County. Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 301/601) and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. In front of Bamburg County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bamberg SC 29003, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Bamberg County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Bamberg (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carlisle Military School (approx. ¼ mile away); Pinewood Plantation (approx. 3.6 miles away); Woodlands (approx. 4.6 miles away); Voorhees College
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1. Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter, U.D.C.
In April 1910, the women organized the Francis Marion Bamberg Chapter, U.D.C. They named it in honor of Francis Marion Bamberg, who was called "general" because of his position as brigadier general on the staff of Governor Wade Hampton. Bamberg enlisted as a corporal in Company A, the Hampton Legion Artillery Battalion. He remained with this company an was promoted to lieutenant when the company was detached from the Hampton Legion and redesignated, first, as the Washington Artillery, and later, as Hart's Company Horse Artillery. (Source: A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup" by Robert S. Seigler, 1997, pg. 62.)
— Submitted February 28, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
2. Bamberg Confederate Monument, south face
2. Bamberg County Confederate Monument
Under the guidance of chapter president Mrs. Frank G. Bamberg, the members untiringly took up the work of acquiring the funds -- $3,000 donated by 400 subscribers. The marble figure of a Confederate private at parade rest was carved in Italy. It stands on an eighteen-foot shaft of South Carolina granite, which rests on an eleven-foot pedestal. The women of the U.D.C. left the original eastern side, now the northeastern side, blank. They intended to place a bronze tablet on the east side engraved with the names of the Confederate soldiers who were from the part of South Carolina that became Bamberg County in 1897. This goal was never met.
The cornerstone was laid on Confederate Memorial Day, May 10, 1911...Bamberg's businesses and schools were closed for the exercises. Six hundred people, including two hundred school children, attended. Rev. W.h. Rodgers, pastor of the Bamberg Methodist Church, gave the opening prayer. The master of ceremonies was Dr. James Benjamin Black, a physician and state senator who had begun the process that resulted in the formation of Bamberg County...The thirty-five foot monument was unveiled on October 26, 1911. The monument was moved to its present location in 1950. (Source: A Guide to Confederate Monuments in South Carolina: "Passing the Silent Cup" by Robert
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2008
3. Bamberg Confederate Monument, east face
— Submitted February 28, 2009, by Brian Scott of Anderson, South Carolina.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,270 times since then and 101 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
