French Quarter in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Washington Light Infantry Monument
At every board a vacant chair fills with quick tears some tender eye, and at our maddest sport appear those well loved forms that will not die; we lift the glass, our hand is stayed - we jest , a spectre rises up - and weeping, though no word is said, we kiss and pass the silent cup.
This shaft commemorates the patience, fortitude, heroism, unswerving fidelity to South Carolina, and the sacrifices of the Washington Light Infantry in the War Between the States, 1860-1865. One company in peace; three full companies in for the war.
Besides the maimed, wounded and captured, one hundred and fourteen died in battle, in hospital, or on the weary wayside.
In obedience to a sentiment of honor, and the call of duty, and in pledge of their sincerity, they made the last sacrifice - they laid down there lives!
Officers and men, they were of the very flower of this ancient city, her young hope and fair renown.
Fortuna non mutat genus
[East side]:
Co. B
25th Regiment SCV
Furl that banner true tis' gory but tis' wreathed around with glory
And twill' live in song and story though its folds are in the dust
For its fame on brightest paces sung by poets penned by sages
Shall go sounding down the ages furl its folds though now we must
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[North side]:
Co A
Hampton Legion Inf'try
And she points with tremulous hand below to the wasted and worn array
Of the heroes who strove in the morning glow of the grandeur that crowned - the gray
Alas for the broken and battered hosts frail wrecks from a gory sea
Tho' pale as a band in the realm of ghosts salute them they fought with Lee.
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[West side]
Co A
25th Regiment SCV
Where some beneath Virginian hills and some by green Atlantic rills
Some by the waters of the west a myriad unknown heroes rest
And we can only dimly guess what worlds of all this worlds distress
What utter woe, despair and dearth their fate has brought to many a hearth
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Erected 1891.
Topics and series. This historical marker and monument is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series list.
Location. 32° 46.62′ N, 79° 55.833′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in the French Quarter. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street. The marker is located in Washington Park at the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street located behind the City Hall and the Fireproof Building. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Washington Statue (a few steps from this marker); P.G.T. Beauregard (a few steps from this marker); Francis Salvador (a few steps from this marker); Henry Timrod (a few steps from this marker); Elizabeth Hutchinson Jackson (a few steps from this marker); Prayer Composed By Ellison Capers (a few steps from this marker); Robert Gibbes (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain John Christie (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Charleston.
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