North Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Soldiers Ground
Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2009
1. Soldiers Ground Marker
Inscription.
Soldiers Ground. . Appropriated by Magnolia Cemetery at the request of the Confederate Government for burial of those men who fought and died defending the cause. Among the fallen are 82 Confederate Soldiers that died on the battlefield at Gettysburg. In 1871, the Ladies Memorial Society arranged for these men to be removed from Rose's Farm, at Gettysburg, and re-interred here at Soldiers Ground.
Appropriated by Magnolia Cemetery at the request of the Confederate Government for burial of those men who fought and died defending the cause. Among the fallen are 82 Confederate Soldiers that died on the battlefield at Gettysburg. In 1871, the Ladies Memorial Society arranged for these men to be removed from Rose's Farm, at Gettysburg, and re-interred here at Soldiers Ground.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 32° 48.966′ N, 79° 56.651′ W. Marker is in North Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Cunnington Avenue Loop, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Charleston SC 29405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Study markers for action in and around Rose's Farm
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
2. Soldiers Ground Marker
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3. Soldiers Ground , General Officers from S.C. killed Memorial
Includes Barnard Bee, Maxcy Gregg, and J.J. Pettigrew
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4. Soldiers Ground
Serg
D O McDuffie
Co I 8 SC Regt
CSA
July 3 1863
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Pvt
Thomas S Hampton
8 SC Reg
Co H
CSA
May 2 1839
Jul 2 1863
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5. Soldiers Ground
Serg
Theodore A. Rhodes
Co H
1 SC Vols
CSA
Jul 2 1863
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6. Soldiers Ground
Pvt
R M Love
Co G
2 SC Regt
CSA
Jul 2 1863
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7. Soldiers Ground , Unknown Sailors - Confederate Navy
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8. Soldiers Ground , Headstone
[Masonic Emblem]
In Memory of
J. Morris Wampler,
Major C.S.A.
Was born in Baltimore,
May 3rd 1830.
Killed at his post
Chief Engineer Bat. Wagner
Augt. 17th 1863.
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9. Soldiers Ground Defence of Charleston Harbor - Ironclads Memorial
Palmetto State, Chicora, Charleston, and Columbia
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10. Soldiers Ground , Forts in Defence of Charleston Harbor Memorial
Forts Sumter, Moultrie, Johnson, Pemberton
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11. Soldiers Ground - Fell at Gettysburg July 2nd 1863
Thos. Screven Gadsden,
Edmond James Mills,
Septimus Charles Miles.
of the Palmetto Guard
of Charleston S.C.
2nd Regt S.C.V.
Lieut. P.B. Langford,
Co. E 3rd Regt. S.C.V.
Lieut. J.M. Potter,
Co. H 15th Regt. S.C.V.
Sergt. E.W. Eure,
Co. H 15th Regt. S.C.V.
Sergt. J.T. Spears,
Co. E 15th Regt. S.C.V.
Sergt. T.W. Sligth,
Co. E 3rd Regt. S.C.V.
E.W. Lewis,
Co. E 15th Regt. S.C.V.
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12. Soldiers Ground -
These 36 Seamen
died for the
Confederacy
1861-1865
( List of names) and 10 Unknowns
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13. Soldiers Ground , nearby, The H.L. Hunley Memorial
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14. Soldiers Ground
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,110 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 11, 12. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 13. submitted on November 3, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 14. submitted on February 21, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.