James Island in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Hunter's Volunteers

Photographed By Bruce InCharlotte, March 16, 2023

1. Hunter's Volunteers Marker, Side One

Inscription.
(side 1)
This site once belonged to Hunter's Volunteers, an African American militia est. on James Island by 1877. Part of the S.C. National Guard, the unit kept an enlistment of 30-40 men tasked with helping preserve civil order. Most of them were farmers or laborers. The unit was disbanded in 1891 after trying to stop the arrest of a Black man while in Charleston but was reinstated in 1892. (Continued on other side) (side 2) (Continued from other side) In 1899, the Volunteers bought this site from Sarah Grimball and Henry Grimball. Over time, the unit became more of a mutual aid society and social club than a military outfit. In 1897, a year after being disarmed by the state, members chartered the Hunter Volunteer Charitable Society. A two-story wooden building razed in the 1960s served as their lodge and may have originally been an armory.

Erected 2018 by Canter Construction. (Marker Number 10-108.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 32° 42.884′ N, 79°

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58.109′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on James Island. Marker is on Riverland Drive west of Grimball Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1736 Grimball Rd, Charleston SC 29412, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Battery Number 5 (approx. one mile away); Battery Reed (approx. 1.3 miles away); Secessionville (approx. 1½ miles away); Battle of Secessionville (approx. 1½ miles away); Riversville / Battle of Secessionville (approx. 1.8 miles away); Redoubt Number 3 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Mosquito Beach (approx. 2.1 miles away); Battle of Sol-Legare Island (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.

Hunter''s Volunteers Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bruce InCharlotte, March 16, 2023

2. Hunter''s Volunteers Marker, Side Two

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2023, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 84 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2023, by Bruce InCharlotte of Charlotte, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.