Battle of Beech Creek. In April 1865 Confederates formed a defensive line along the high ground above Beech Creek to oppose Brig. Gen. Edward Potter's Federals advancing through Stateburg toward Camden. S.C. militia, the 9th Ky. Mounted . . . — — Map (db m27348) HM
(Front text) In April 1865 2,700 Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter left Georgetown in a raid against the railroad lines between Sumter and Camden. After briefly occupying Sumter Potter advanced to Manchester and . . . — — Map (db m27358) HM
The Church of the Holy Cross began as a
chapel of ease to St. Mark's Episcopal Church,
Clarendon County. In 1788, it was granted a
charter as the Episcopal Church of Claremont.
On September 11, 1850, the cornerstone of
the present . . . — — Map (db m43201) HM
Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg. (Episcopal) This church is the successor to the nearby Chapel of Ease of 1770. Present building is on the site of the old Claremont Church of 1788, built on land given by General Thomas . . . — — Map (db m27132) HM
This road largely followed the Catawba Path (1698). Widened by Public Act, 1753, and called "The Great Charleston Road," it joined that city with Camden and "The Back Country." Over it came Indians, pack-animals laden with hides, drovers, rolled . . . — — Map (db m27822) HM
Born in Charleston, S.C.
Statesman, diplomat, author
and naturalist.
Educated in medicine, military science
and law,
Traveled extensively in Asia and Europe.
U.S. Commissioner
concerned with the independence
of South American . . . — — Map (db m43361) HM
Third Presbyterian preacher of this name, Tennent died several miles south in 1777. He was born in 1740 of a renowned family of ministers and educators. From 1772 he served as pastor of the Independent Church of Charlestown. As a patriot, he . . . — — Map (db m88442) HM
