St. Matthews in Calhoun County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Tabernacle Cemetery

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

1. Tabernacle Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Burial place of
Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler, C.S.A.
Appointed Brigadier General
1 June 1864

Defender of Charleston, SC
and Petersburg, VA
His recorded notes to
General P.G.T. Beauregard
led to the location of the
submarine H.L. Hunley in 1995

Killed in action
Bermuda Hundred, VA
2 June 1864

Erected by Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp 73.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.

Location. 33° 37.194′ N, 80° 45.836′ W. Marker is in St. Matthews, South Carolina, in Calhoun County. It is on Old State Road (U.S. 176) north of Shrike Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located near the cemetery entrance on the east side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6758 Old State Rd, Saint Matthews SC 29135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Lowcountry,

in Congaree Country,

and specifically in Santee Cooper Country.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Adam Treutlen (approx. 1.7 miles away); Bethel A.M.E. Church and School (approx. 3 miles away); Calhoun County

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Patriots of Calhoun County (approx. 3.1 miles away); "Lest We Forget" (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Land Granted in Calhoun County Area (approx. 3½ miles away); Honoring a Pioneer Woman (approx. 3½ miles away); West End Public Library (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Matthews.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Lt. Colonel Olin Miller Dantzler

Also see . . .
1. Olin M. Dantzler, Class of 1846. Olin Miller Dantzler was a wealthy planter serving in the S.C. legislature at the outbreak of the war. Though he strongly opposed the war and had proposed several compromise measures in the legislature, he enlisted on April 11, 1861 as a private. Dantzler was promoted to Colonel of the 22nd SC Infantry in April, 1864 shortly before he was killed on June 2, 1864 while leading his men in an effort to take Fort Dutton during the Bermuda Hundred campaign. A promotion to brigadier general did not reach him before his death. He is buried in South Carolina at Tabernacle Cemetery in Saint Matthews, Calhoun County. (Submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Tabernacle Cemetery Marker (<i>wide view from Old State Road • cemetery entrance on right</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

2. Tabernacle Cemetery Marker (wide view from Old State Road • cemetery entrance on right)

2. The H.L. Hunley, The Civil War’s Most Dangerous Submarine. How the H.L. Hunley, history's first combat sub, changed warfare forever - then vanished for over a century. (Submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Tabernacle Cemetery Gate<br>(<i>100 yards northeast of marker on unimproved dirt road</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

3. Tabernacle Cemetery Gate
(100 yards northeast of marker on unimproved dirt road)

Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler<br>Monument & Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

4. Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler
Monument & Headstones

Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler<br>(<i>monument inscription</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

5. Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler
(monument inscription)

In Memory
of
Colonel Olin M.
Dantzler,
who was killed near Petersburg, Virginia,
on the 2nd of June 1864.
In the 39th year of his age.
He fell in advance of his command,
and in the cause of the South.

Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler Headstones image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 4, 2019

6. Lt. Col. Olin M. Dantzler Headstones

Olin M Dantzler
Col FS 22 • SC Infantry
Confederate States Army
1825 • Jun 2 1864

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 958 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on May 26, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.