Sumter in Sumter County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Military Post
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Potter's Raid
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2010
1. Military Post Marker
After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of Sumter. Known locally as "Yankee Camp," the post contained officers' quarters, barracks, and a guard house. Here sentinels could be seen guarding their posts while prisoners and soldiers performed various camp chores.
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Potter's Raid
On April 9, 1865, the day that Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Federal troops under Gen. Edward E. Potter occupied Sumter. They destroyed railroad property (locomotives, cars, shops, store houses, the freight depot), burned cotton and the jail, ransacked businesses and looted homes. Potter, whose headquarters was at the present courthouse site on Main Street, left Sumter on April 11th.
Erected 2009 by The Sumter County Historical Commission. (Marker Number 43-25.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1903.
Location. 33° 55.476′ N, 80° 20.8′ W. Marker is in Sumter, South Carolina, in Sumter County. It is on West Calhoun Street near Church Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sumter SC 29150, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. 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.
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Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 10, 2010
2. Potter's Raid Marker
Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 10, 2010
3. Military Post / Potter's Raid Marker at West Calhoun Street and Church Street
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,535 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 23, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
