The Civil War Battle of Sol-Legare Island
July 16, 1863
In Honor of The Massachusetts 54th Regiment
During the Civil War (1861-1865) Sol-Legare Island
was the site of several camps, artillery positions
and battles. On this date, one . . . — — Map (db m30330) HM
This was one of several Confederate earthworks constructed on the southwest portion of James Island in the summer of 1863. It was a significant part of the “New Line” or “Siege Line” intended to defend Charleston from Federal attacks up the Stono . . . — — Map (db m30551) HM
(Front text) Riversville
Riversville, an antebellum village of fourteen acres, with seven lots on Savannah (later Secessionville) Creek, was established here in 1851 by Constant H. Rivers (1829-1910), who believed that the sandy soils . . . — — Map (db m29586) HM
