Sullivan's Island in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
British Attack at Breach Inlet
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Battery Marshall
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
1. British Attack at Breach Inlet Side
Battery Marshall
Erected 2002.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 32° 46.493′ N, 79° 48.855′ W. Marker is on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is at the intersection of Jasper Boulevard (State Highway 703) and Middle Street, on the right when traveling east on Jasper Boulevard
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Regionally, this marker 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Breach Inlet / Military History (a few steps from this marker); Victory at Breach Inlet (a few steps from this marker); Battle of Sullivans Island (a few steps from this marker); Charles Town in the American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); Liberty or Death (a few steps from this marker); Thomson Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Cornwallis (approx. 0.4 miles away); African American Cemetery (approx. 1½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sullivan's Island.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
2. Battery Marshall Side
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
3. British Attack at Breach Inlet / Battery Marshall Marker
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
4. Breach Inlet
Looking across the inlet from the marker location.
Photographed by Craig Swain, May 3, 2010
5. Battery Marshall
Looking west down the beach from the marker location. The battery, sometimes noted as a fort in the records, stood on the east end of Sullivan's Island. Lost in the dunes and covered by residential developments since the war, the battery stood roughly between present day Marshall and Middle Streets.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 3, 2013
6. Marker on Sullivans Island
Breach Inlet, where the British army attempted to cross on June 28, 1776, can be seen in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,200 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 2. submitted on December 16, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 23, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 6. submitted on September 2, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
