South of Broad in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Salvaging of this Gun
( 11 inch Dahlgren )
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 12, 2009
1. The Salvaging of this Gun Marker
Located on the cannon itself
after engineers of both Federal and Confederate Armies had pronounced it impossible.
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Due to the untiring efforts of Major John Johnson, C.S.A., Mayor J. Adger Smythe and Congressman William Elliot. Materially aided by Lieut. Johnson Hagood, U.S.A., the gun was raised from the sands of Sullivans Island where it had lain since the close of the War Between the States, and saved to posterity.
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This tablet is placed by Charleston Chapter U.D.C. No. 4, in commemoration of these loyal citizens.
Erected by Charleston Chapter U.D.C. No. 4,.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 32° 46.207′ N, 79° 55.734′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in South of Broad. It is on East Battery Street near South Battery Street, on the left when traveling north. Affixed to the
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Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and 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: To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); Eleven - Inch Dahlgren Gun (within shouting distance of this marker); USS Pringle (DD-477) (within shouting distance of this marker); Hurricane Hugo (within shouting distance of this marker); Moultrie (within shouting distance of this marker); Ten - Inch Smooth Bore Columbaid Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker); a different
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 4, 2003
2. The Salvaging of this Gun Marker
Dahlgren guns were muzzle loading naval artillery designed by John A. Dahlgren USN,
(November 13, 1809 – July 12, 1870) mostly used in the period of the American Civil War.
Photographed by Mike Stroud, August 2005
3. Eleven Inch Dahlgren Gun
Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 4, 2003
4. Eleven Inch Dahlgren Gun at Battery Park
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,034 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 15, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
