North Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Charleston Light Dragoons
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
1. Charleston Light Dragoons Marker
1861 - 1865
To The Heroic Dead.
James W. O'Hear, Lieut.
J.Allen Miles, Sergt.
Alfred Manigault, Corpl.
Charles E. Prioleac "
Arthur Robinson "
Privates
James Adger Jr.
Josiah Bedon
James L. Bee
J.H.W. Boone
Benjamin Bostick
James Creighton
W.R. Davis
W.H. Fairly
A.C. Frierson
T.G. Homes
Charleston Light Dragoons
(South face)
To The Heroic Dead.
Privates
W.L. Kirkland
Thomas Lining
T.S. Marion
W.W. McLeod
F.K. Middleton
O.H. Middleton Jr.
T.W. Mordecai Jr.
Edward W. Nowell
J.J.A. O'Neill
A.B. Phillips
Percival P. Porcher
J.R.P. Pringle
Alex Robertson Jr.
Eber R. Robertson
Louis M. Van Der Horst
Trevilian's Station, Va.
(North face)
" And how can man die better
than facing fearful odds.
For the ashes of his fathers,
and the temples of his Gods."
Hawes Shop, Va.
(East face)
Cold Harbour
Louisa Court House
White House
Nance's Shop
Saponey Church
Gravelly Run
Reams' Station
Bellefield Station
Hatchers
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Burgess Mill
Cantey's Farm
Fayetteville
Bentonville
Pocotaligo, S.C.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 32° 49.035′ N, 79° 56.606′ W. Marker is in North Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Cunnington Avenue Loop. Located East of Huguenin Street at Magnolia Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Charleston SC 29405, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jenkins (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Soldiers Ground (about 500 feet away); Defense of Charleston Harbor Memorial (about 500 feet away); Sons of Charleston Confederate Monument (about 600 feet away); South Carolina Generals Memorial (about 600 feet away); Brig. Gen. R. S. Ripley (about 600 feet away); H. L. Hunley Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Irish Volunteers (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Charleston.
More about this marker. The author of the verse on the north face is Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay.
Also see . . . The War for Southern Independence ,. South Carolina • 4th Cavalry Regiment • Company K • The Charleston Light Dragoons (Submitted on November 8, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
2. Charleston Light Dragoons , west face
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
3. Charleston Light Dragoons , south face
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
4. Charleston Light Dragoons, north face
Photographed By Mike Stroud, October 4, 2009
5. Charleston Light Dragoons east face
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,781 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on November 8, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
