Ehrhardt in Bamberg County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2009
1. Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead
In Memory
of our
Confederate Dead
who fell in battle at
River's Bridges
Feb. 4, 1865.
(Reverse face )
Soldier's rest, your welfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking,
Dream of battlefields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking.
Erected 1878 by Rivers Bridge Confederate Memorial Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1870.
Location. 33° 3.732′ N, 81° 5.325′ W. Marker is in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in Bamberg County. It can be reached from Rivers Bridge State Park near SC-S-5-8. At Memorial Grounds (follow arrow). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ehrhardt SC 29081, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Lowcountry. 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 walking distance of this marker: Our Confederate Dead (a few steps from this marker); A Tradition of Remembering, A Legacy of Preservation (within shouting distance of this marker); Four County WW II Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Colleton County Confederate Soldiers (about 300 feet away, measured
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 2009
2. Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead Poem on back
From, The Lady of the Lake; Soldier, Rest! Thy Warfare O'er
by Sir Walter Scott ( First four lines )
"Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking;
Dream of battled fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking."
by Sir Walter Scott ( First four lines )
"Soldier, rest! thy warfare o'er,
Sleep the sleep that knows not breaking;
Dream of battled fields no more,
Days of danger, nights of waking."
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 25, 2009
3. Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead Memorial for Mass grave , alongside named Confederates
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
4. Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead Headstones of 10 named Confederate fallen
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2009
5. Rivers Bridge Confederate Dead another nearby memorial
Colleton County
In Memory of our
Confederate Soldiers
who gave their lives
in defense of
a rightous cause
Feb. 3 and 4, 1865
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,680 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 27, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
