Blythewood in Killian in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

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Skirmish at Killian's Mill

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker

Inscription. On February 18, 1865, the day after Federals under Gen. W.T. Sherman occupied Columbia, Gen. Frank Blair ordered units of his XVII Corps to destroy railroad tracks north of the city. Portions of Gen. M.C. Butler’s Confederate cavalry division, including the 4th, 5th, & 6th S.C. Cavalry, fought a rear-guard action with Blair at nearby Killian’s Mill, then withdrew toward Winnsboro.

Erected 2003 by South Carolina Department of Archives and History, sponsored by The Hampton’s Iron Scouts Camp # 1945, Sons of Confederate Veterans. (Marker Number 40-127.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans, and the South Carolina Historical Markers series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is February 18, 1865.

Location. This marker has been replaced by another marker nearby. It was located near 34° 8.14′ N, 80° 56.742′ W. Marker was in Killian, South Carolina, in Richland County. It was in Blythewood. It was on Farrow Road (State Highway 555) near Killian Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Columbia SC 29203, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Midlands

and in the Greater Columbia Area.

It was also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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

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are within 4 miles of this location, measured as the crow flies: Killian Road Baptist Church Cemetery Confederate Soldiers Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Killian School (approx. 0.9 miles away); In Memory of the John H. Rose Family (approx. 2.6 miles away); Hewn by Hand for the Ages (approx. 3.8 miles away); Sesqui-Centennial State Park (approx. 4.1 miles away); The CCC Building Parks for America (approx. 4.1 miles away); Camp Johnson (approx. 4.1 miles away); Controversial Concrete (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Killian.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Early Summer Resorts (was approx. 3.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Francis Preston Blair, Jr, Wikipedia entry. one of William T. Sherman's corps commanders in the final campaigns in Georgia and the Carolinas. His XVII Corps was engaged protecting the rear areas of Sherman's army until later in the Atlanta Campaign. Before it left on the March to the Sea, XVII Corps absorbed part of the detachment of XVI Corps that had served with Sherman. (Submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

Gen. Frank Blair image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Call Number: LC-B813- 1704 B, circa 1862

2. Gen. Frank Blair

Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker, looking south along Farrow Road (S.C. Hwy. 555) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011

3. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker, looking south along Farrow Road (S.C. Hwy. 555)

Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker, looking north along Farrow Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011

4. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker, looking north along Farrow Road

Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker; present day northside Railroad line image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 3, 2011

5. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker; present day northside Railroad line

Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker (missing) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark St. Martin

6. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker (missing)

Photographed by Mark St. Martin

7. Skirmish at Killian's Mill Marker (missing)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,554 times since then and 72 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2023, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on July 14, 2023, by Mark St. Martin of Kalamazoo, Michigan. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.