NOMO in Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

German Confederate Soldier's Monument

Photographed by Mike Stroud, 2011

1. German Confederate Soldier's Monument Marker

Beneath this monument, repose the remains of John A. Wagener,

Inscription.

German Confederate Soldier's Monument. . (North face) In The Confederate Army the Soldiers Whom this Monument Commemorates Illustrated in Death as in Life The German's Devotion to Duty . , Beneath this monument, repose the remains of John A. Wagener, Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876 (South face) Names of Battles and Engagements, in which either the German Artillery- Company A, the German Arttillery Company B, The German Volunteers, Hampton Legion, or the German Hussers Participated. Morris Island S.C. Second Battle of Manassas VA. Port Royal S.C. Boonsboro Gap MD. Cockpit Point VA. Sharpsburg MD. Seige of Charleston S.C. Fredericksburg VA. West Point VA. Suffolk VA. Mechanicsville VA. Gettysburg PA. Gaines' Mill VA. Ogeechee GA. Meyer's Farm VA. Coosawhatchie S.C. Frazer's Farm VA. Toogoodoo S.C. Malvern Hill VA. Tulifinne S.C. Fayetteville N.C. , (West face) German Volunteers German Hussars Hampton Legion C.S.A. C.S.A. Sergeant John C. Hahn Sergeant J.D.H. Wulbern Private Willism Meitzler Private Heinrich Block " Nic. Von Dohlen " Heinrich Wrede " Bernhard Olfers " Heinrich Holway " Hermann Wrede " Heinrich Schroder " Fritz Kessler " Wm. Fischbeck " E.J.H. Hopcke " Michel Hoffmann " Isidor Phillips " Wm. Pilgrim " David W. Unger , (East face) German Artillery German Artillery Company A- C.S.A. Company B- C.S.A. Captain C.Nohrden Lieutenant B. Meyerhoff Sergeant J.D. Goetjen Sergeant M. Schroder Corporal J.C.L. Schroder Private Wm. Bringeworth " C.F. Carlson " F.W. Bornemann Private A. Hoberg " C. Grabau " W. Kruger " H. Hencken " H. Ackermann " C. Hencken " Wm. Meyer " Heinrich Harken " F. Meyerdierks " H.M. Howard " F. Tassaro " F. Itgen " W. Leopold " J. Klee " H. Hasse " J.D. Law " C.H. Hencken " Claus Meyer " H. Fajon " H. Meyer " J.W. Meyer " G. Peters " H. Seedorf " L. Windhorst

(North face)
In
The Confederate Army
the Soldiers
Whom this Monument
Commemorates
Illustrated in Death as in Life
The German's Devotion to Duty

Beneath this monument, repose
the remains of
John A. Wagener,
Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876

(South face)
Names of Battles and Engagements,
in which either the German Artillery-
Company A, the German Arttillery
Company B, The German Volunteers,
Hampton Legion, or the German
Hussers Participated.
Morris Island             S.C.   Second Battle of Manassas VA.
Port Royal                  S.C.   Boonsboro Gap                MD.
Cockpit Point             VA.    Sharpsburg                       MD.
Seige of Charleston S.C.   Fredericksburg                 VA.
West Point                  VA.    Suffolk                               VA.
Mechanicsville          VA.    Gettysburg                        PA.
Gaines' Mill                VA.    Ogeechee                         GA.
Meyer's Farm             VA.    Coosawhatchie                S.C.
Frazer's Farm             VA.    Toogoodoo                       S.C.
Malvern Hill               VA.    Tulifinne                            S.C.
                                Fayetteville      N.C.

(West face)
German Volunteers German Hussars
Hampton Legion C.S.A.
C.S.A.
Sergeant John C. Hahn Sergeant J.D.H. Wulbern
Private Willism Meitzler Private Heinrich Block
" Nic. Von Dohlen " Heinrich Wrede
" Bernhard Olfers " Heinrich Holway
" Hermann Wrede " Heinrich Schroder
" Fritz Kessler " Wm. Fischbeck
" E.J.H. Hopcke
" Michel Hoffmann
" Isidor Phillips
" Wm. Pilgrim
" David W. Unger

(East face)
German Artillery                    German Artillery
Company A- C.S.A.                 Company B- C.S.A.
Captain    C.Nohrden            Lieutenant    B. Meyerhoff
Sergeant J.D. Goetjen         Sergeant       M. Schroder
Corporal  J.C.L. Schroder    Private          Wm. Bringeworth
      "         C.F. Carlson            "                   F.W. Bornemann
Private    A. Hoberg                "                   C. Grabau
    "          W. Kruger                 "                   H. Hencken
    "          H. Ackermann          "                   C. Hencken
    "          Wm. Meyer               "                   Heinrich Harken
    "          F. Meyerdierks        "                   H.M. Howard
    "          F. Tassaro                "                   F. Itgen
    "          W. Leopold               "                  J. Klee
    "          H. Hasse                   "                  J.D. Law
    "          C.H. Hencken           "                  Claus Meyer
    "          H. Fajon                    "                  H. Meyer
                                                  "                  J.W. Meyer
                                                  "                  G. Peters
                                                  "                  H. Seedorf
                                                  "                  L. Windhorst

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This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1812.

Location. 32° 48.915′ N, 79° 56.936′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is in NOMO. It is on Cunnington Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Located between Meeting Street Road and Huguenin Avenue in Bethany Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston SC 29403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and monument 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 walking distance of this marker: Magnolia Cemetery (about

German Confederate Soldier's Monument north view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

2. German Confederate Soldier's Monument north view

In The Confederate Army ...

500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Brig. Gen. R. S. Ripley (approx. ¼ mile away); South Carolina Generals Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Soldiers Ground (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sons of Charleston Confederate Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Defense of Charleston Harbor Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Irish Volunteers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charleston Light Dragoons (approx. 0.3 miles away).

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. the relationship,see marker shown.

Also see . . . Brigadier General Johann Andreas Wagener. (Submitted on March 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)

German Confederate Soldier's Monument north face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

3. German Confederate Soldier's Monument north face

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

4. German Confederate Soldier's Monument , north face

Beneath this monument, repose
the remains of
John A. Wagener,
Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876

German Confederate Soldier's Monument Johann Andreas Wagener Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 27, 2011

5. German Confederate Soldier's Monument Johann Andreas Wagener Gravestone

At the northside base of the monument

German Confederate Soldier's Monument south view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

6. German Confederate Soldier's Monument south view

German Confederate Soldier's Monument , south face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

7. German Confederate Soldier's Monument , south face

German Confederate Soldier's Monument west view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

8. German Confederate Soldier's Monument west view

German Confederate Soldier's Monument west face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

9. German Confederate Soldier's Monument west face

German Confederate Soldier's Monument east view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

10. German Confederate Soldier's Monument east view

German Confederate Soldier's Monument east face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 27, 2011

11. German Confederate Soldier's Monument east face

German Artillery Memorial Assc. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 27, 2011

12. German Artillery Memorial Assc.

This Ground is in Perpetual Cleaning

Strangely, nearby image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 20, 2011

13. Strangely, nearby

Aug. B.C. Seeber
Prussia
July 24, 1844,
July 2, 1865.

54th N.Y. Veteran
Volunteers

German Confederate Soldier's Monument Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, February 27, 2011

14. German Confederate Soldier's Monument Statue

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,411 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. submitted on March 8, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 12, 13, 14. submitted on March 9, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.