Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Military Post / Potter's Raid

Military Post Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. Military Post Marker

Inscription. Military Post
After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of Sumter. Known locally as "Yankee Camp," the post contained officers' quarters, barracks, and a guard house. Here sentinels could be seen guarding their posts while prisoners and soldiers performed various camp chores.

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Potter's Raid
On April 9, 1865, the day that Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Federal troops under Gen. Edward E. Potter occupied Sumter. They destroyed railroad property (locomotives, cars, shops, store houses, the freight depot), burned cotton and the jail, ransacked businesses and looted homes. Potter, whose headquarters was at the present courthouse site on Main Street, left Sumter on April 11th.

Erected 2009 by The Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-25.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1903.

Location. 33° 55.476′ N, 80° 20.8′ W. Marker is in Sumter, South Carolina, in Sumter County. Marker is on West Calhoun Street near Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sumter SC 29150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. The Tuomey Hospital (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sumter Institute (approx. 0.2 miles away); Temple Sinai (approx. 0.2 miles away); Holocaust (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sumter District Confederate Dead (approx. ¼ mile away); Sumterville Academy (approx. ¼ mile away); Trinity United Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First Presbyterian Church Sumter (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sumter.

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Potter's Raid Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 10, 2010

2. Potter's Raid Marker

Military Post / Potter's Raid Marker at West Calhoun Street and Church Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, February 10, 2010

3. Military Post / Potter's Raid Marker at West Calhoun Street and Church Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,097 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.