Ridgeway in Fairfield County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Confederate Headquarters

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

1. Confederate Headquarters Marker

Inscription. During February 17-19, 1865, General P.G.T. Beauregard, with Wade Hampton's cavalry acting as rear guard, made his headquarters here, telegraphing General R.E. Lee in Virginia news of the evacuation of Columbia, 20 miles south, before retiring to Winnsboro. Following and destroying the railroad, Union troops arrived February 21.

Erected 1962 by Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce. (Marker Number 20-1.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is February 17, 1865.

Location. 34° 18.371′ N, 80° 57.632′ W. Marker is in Ridgeway, South Carolina, in Fairfield County. It is at the intersection of South Dogwood Drive and Ruff Street, on the right when traveling south on South Dogwood Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ridgeway SC 29130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. 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 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ridgeway (within shouting distance of this marker); Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints (approx. 6 miles away); Sandfield Baptist Church / Sandfield Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); Blythewood School (approx. 6 miles away); Thomas Woodward (approx. 6.2 miles away); Bethel School / Bethel Hanberry School

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(approx. 6.3 miles away); Bethel Baptist Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); George P. Hoffman House (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ridgeway.

Also see . . . South Carolina Department of Archives and History. (Submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina.)

Photographed by Yvonne Vaughn, April 29, 2023

2. Confederate Headquarters Marker

Century House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

3. Century House

Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, December 9, 2008

4. Century House

Photographed by Yvonne Vaughn, April 29, 2023

5. Century House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,447 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 2. submitted on April 30, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. 3, 4. submitted on December 9, 2008, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. 5. submitted on April 30, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.