Wallace in Marlboro County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Greene's Encampment
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Sherman's March
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
1. Greene's Encampment / Sherman's March Marker (front)
Greene's Encampment
During December 1780, Major General Nathanael Greene, commander of the Southern Army, brought a number of troops to a "camp of repose" near this spot. Here he hoped for abundant food and improvement of strength, discipline, and spirit of his men. Greene departed camp on January 28, 1781 to resume active campaigning against the British.
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Sherman's March
Units of the Union Army under Maj. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman crossed the Pee Dee River near here during March, 1865, leaving Cheraw for N.C. The 17th Corps advanced to and occupied Bennettsville; the 15th Corps marched about 4 miles and camped at Harrington's Plantation; the 14th and 20th Corps crossed the river several miles north of here at Pegues' Crossing.
Erected 1976 by the Marlboro County Historic Preservation Commission. (Marker Number 35-24.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1861.
Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 34° 43.204′ N, 79° 51.692′ W. Marker was in Wallace, South Carolina, in Marlboro
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Regionally, this marker was in South Carolina’s Pee Dee. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: John Lyde Wilson (approx. 1.2 miles away); Robert Smalls School (approx. 1.8 miles away); Pee Dee Union Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Coulter Memorial Academy Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Old St. David's (approx. 2 miles away); The 71st Regiment of Foot (approx. 2 miles away); Francis Asbury's First Visit to S.C. (approx. 2 miles away); Cheraw Confederate Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Cindy Bullard, November 11, 2010
2. Greene's Encampment / Sherman's March Marker (reverse)
Other markers no longer nearby. Albert M. Shipp (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Grave of British Soldier (was approx. 2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on March 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,779 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
