Swansboro in Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Here Rest More Than One Hundred

South Carolina Hospital Burying Ground image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Janet Jordan Perkins, May 25, 2020

1. South Carolina Hospital Burying Ground

Inscription. Here rest more than one hundred South Carolina solders who died in the Hospital in Manchester, VA. 1861-1865

Erected 1939 by Elliott Grays Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 37° 30.936′ N, 77° 27.293′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in Swansboro. Memorial is at the intersection of Wise Street and West 24th Street, on the left when traveling east on Wise Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23225, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The First Baptist Church of South Richmond (approx. half a mile away); Dr. Dorothy Irene Height (approx. 0.6 miles away); Dorothy Height (approx. 0.6 miles away); Headgate (approx. 0.8 miles away); Headgate Cleaner (approx. 0.8 miles away); Gun Emplacement (approx. 0.8 miles away); Manchester Elliott Grays (approx. 0.8 miles away); Colonel Thomas Stegge, Jr. (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

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marker. The marker sits at the southwest corner of the fenced in burying ground. The City of Richmond Dept. of Public Utilities relocated the graves to the rear of the site several decades ago prior to erecting the utility building.

Also see . . . Confederate Soldiers Memorial. Findagrave.com (Submitted on June 20, 2021, by Janet Jordan Perkins of Richmond, Virginia.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2021, by Janet Jordan Perkins of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 417 times since then and 60 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 20, 2021, by Janet Jordan Perkins of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.