North Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Defense of Charleston Harbor Memorial
Ironclads
⎯⎯⎯
Forts
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
1. Defense of Charleston Harbor Marker, north face, - Ironclads
Palmetto State
Chicora
Charleston
Columbia
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Confederate States Ships
Engaged in
The Defense of
Charleston Harbor.
(West Face):
Sumter.
Moultrie.
Johnson.
Pemberton.
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Forts and Batteries
Engaged in
The Defense of
Charleston Harbor
(South Face):
Wagner.
Gregg.
Rutledge.
Marion.
Bee.
Simkins.
Marshall.
Haskell.
Beauregard.
(East Face):
Iron Clad Battery
Floating Battery
Battery Lamar,
Secessionville.
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Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.
Location. 32° 48.949′ N, 79° 56.638′ W. Marker is in North Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on Cunnington Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located at Soldiers Ground, Magnolia Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Charleston SC 29405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial 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: Sons of Charleston Confederate Monument (a few steps from this marker); South Carolina Generals Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Soldiers Ground (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
2. West Face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
3. South Face,
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
4. East Face
Photographed by Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
5. Defense of Charleston Harbor, the westside cannon, a 10 inch Columbiad, like those used in defense
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
6. Defense of Charleston Harbor Memorial Marker
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
7. Memorial in Magnolia Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,278 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 7, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 6, 7. submitted on August 22, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
