South Carolina Forts

American Forts: East

SOUTH CAROLINA

Last Update: 17/AUGUST/2026

Compiled by Pete Payette - Š2026 American Forts Network

Fort Randall
(1861 - 1865), near Little River
A CSA four-gun earthwork battery and blockhouse at Tilghman's Point on Little River Neck. Garrisoned by the Waccamaw Light Artillery (SC), and the 7th SC Regiment, Company L. Union naval forces briefly captured the battery in January 1863. No remains of the battery, and only a slight mound and depression marks the site of the blockhouse, located on private property.

Camp Myrtle Beach
(Myrtle Beach State Park)
(1942 - 1944), Myrtle Beach
The 312-acre state park was taken over by the Army in early 1942 as a coastal defense shore patrol and combat team base camp. Units included several companies of the 144th Infantry Regiment, among others. Several of the still extant 1930's C.C.C.-built buildings were converted to Army use (barracks and supply). The park was returned to the state in March 1945. An undetermined company-sized unit was encamped at Windy Hill in the spring of 1942.

Fort Ward
(1861 - 1863), near Murrells Inlet
A CSA three-gun earthwork battery. Garrisoned by the Waccamaw Light Artillery (SC) (April - ?, 1861). Apparently abandoned and disarmed between March 1862 to March 1863, when it was briefly regarrisoned by the Marion Men of Winyah (March-April 1863). Exact location unknown, lost to the shifting sand bars and surf erosion over time.

CSA Camp Lookout (1861) (Harllee's Legion (SC)) was located on the coast nearby (on Waccamaw Neck). CSA Camp Waccamaw (1862 - 1864) (4th SC Cavalry, Company E) was located somewhere further inland from the inlet.

Huntington Beach Radar Station
(Huntington Beach State Park)
(1942 - 1945), Huntington Beach
A WWII anti-aircraft spotting station and an SCR-271 early warning radar was located here near the former Brookgreen/Atalaya estate (built 1932). The state park was created in 1960.

Laurel Hill Battery
(Brookgreen Gardens)
(1861 - 1862), near Murrells Inlet
A CSA gun battery located on a bluff along the Waccamaw River at Laurel Hill Plantation. Remnants still exist of the earthworks, located in a limited-access area on the north side of Brookgreen Gardens (admission fee).

Richmond Hill Battery
(1861 - 1862), near Murrells Inlet
A CSA gun battery located on the Waccamaw River at the Richmond Hill Plantation, owned by John Magill.
SC Dept. of Archives and History

CSA Camp Magill (1861) was located at the nearby plantation of Dr. Joseph Magill, brother (?) to John.

Wachesaw Battery
(Wachesaw Plantation Property Owners Association)
(1863), near Murrells Inlet
A CSA gun battery located on a bluff along the Waccamaw River at the Wachesaw Plantation. Built by Allard Flagg, owner of the plantation. Earthworks still remain, site marked in the preserved Wachesaw Plantation Nature Reserve. Public access restricted, private gated community.

Fort Euhanie
(1716 - unknown), Yauhannah
A fortified trading post established by the SC colonial government, located at "Great Bluff". The site has reportedly been excavated in the recent past.

Battery at Sparkman's
(1861 - 1862), near Oatland ?
A CSA gun battery located on the Black River at Sparkman's Plantation, located about 22 miles upriver from Georgetown. Attacked by Union gunboats in July 1862.

Snow's Island Camp
(1781), near Johnsonville
Patriot leader Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", established a secret base here near William Goddard's Plantation to harrass the British army. Also known as Marion's Camp (1). The British located and destroyed the camp in March 1781, but Marion and his men continued operations elsewhere. Located on the Great Pee Dee River at the convergence of the Lynches River and Muddy Creek. The island is private property, not accessible to the public.

Winyah Bay Blockhouse
(1526), near Georgetown
The first Spanish colonization attempt north of Mexico landed on Cabo de San Nicolás (present-day Winyah Bay), but did not settle here. Spanish documents of the period place the landing at 33 degrees, 30 (or 40) minutes north latitude, within a present-day 30 minute margin of error. A fort or blockhouse was possibly built here as the two ships were repaired after running aground on sand bars. Meanwhile, the bulk of the 600 colonists, led by Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, headed 40-45 Spanish leagues southwest by land towards Sapelo Sound (Georgia) in order to find a suitable settlement site. They most likely settled on St. Catherines Island. (please see GEORGIA page 1)

Fort Winyah (1)
(1715 - 1716), near Oatland ? or Brown's Ferry ?
A SC colonial militia fort located on the south side of the Black River, northwest of Georgetown.

Georgetown Fort (1)
(1780 - 1782), Georgetown
An unnamed British earthwork fort, attacked by Patriots under Francis Marion in January 1781. Exact location undetermined.
NOTE: Georgetown was occupied by the British from July 1780 until the summer of 1782.

Fort Winyaw (2)
(1794, 1810 - 1814), Georgetown
An American Second System brick and tabby fort located on Blythe's (Sampit) Point. It was in ruins by 1826. A lighthouse was built here after 1857.

An unnamed and incomplete American First System earthwork shore battery (1794) was earlier located in the vicinity, possibly here at Blythe's Point.

Winyah Bay Civil War Defenses
(1862 - 1865), near Georgetown
(Fort) Battery White a ten-gun CSA earthwork located on Mayrant's Bluff at the present-day Belle Isle Gardens Yacht Club condo complex, four miles south of town. Garrisoned by the Marion Men of Winyah (November 1862 to February 1863, and November 1863 to February 1864); Boykin's Company B (November-December 1864); Kirk's Squadron (July-November 1864); 2nd SC Artillery, Company D (November 1862 - May 1863), Company G (August-October 1864); 4th SC Cavalry, Companies A, E, F, I (December 1861 to May 1863); German Artillery Battalion, Company B (May 1863 - February 1865); 1st SC Battalion Sharpshooters, three companies (June-September 1863); 20th SC Regiment (SCV), Company M (November 1863 - ?); 4th SC Regiment, State Troops, Company B (date ?). Captured by the Union in February 1865. Restored in 1961, two period 10-inch guns still remain at the preserved earthworks. A 1929 U.D.C. monument is on site. Restricted public access, since 1974 a private gated community. Site easement held by the S.C. Battleground Preservation Trust. See also S.C. Dept. of Archives and History
Fort Wool a CSA land-defense battery (two guns) located about 1000 yards behind Battery White. No remains.
Camp Harrison (Company B, 21st Battalion Georgia Infantry) (May and July 1863, and March 1864) located at Battery White.
Camp Mayrant (February 1863) (4th SC Cavalry, Company F) located at or near Battery White.
Camp Walker (1) (July 1863) (Company E, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) located at Battery White.

Frazier's Point Battery a CSA earthwork battery (four guns) located at the Calais Plantation on the Hobcaw Barony near Strawberry, directly across the channel from Battery White. Also known as Hobcaw Point Battery (3). Still exists. Camp Trapier (1863 - 1864) was also probably located near here, which was also the headquarters camp of the local Waccamaw area cavalry forces. The 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry was here from December 1863 to March 1864. Public access by guided tours only through the Hobcaw Barony Discovery Center. See also S.C. Dept. of Archives and History

The Georgetown Lighthouse (1801, rebuilt 1868), located on the south end of North Island, was used by the Confederates in 1861 as a lookout post. A gun battery (Fort Alston (1861 - 1862)) and tent camp (Camp Norman) was also located here (no remains). Another small unnamed battery was located on the north end of the island at North Inlet (no remains). Abandoned by the Confederates in March 1862, North Island was formally "captured" by the Union Navy in May 1862.
Unnamed CSA earthwork batteries (1861 - 1862) were also located on the north end of South Island (six guns) (10th SC Regiment, Company H (fall of 1861), Companies A, E, H, K (December 1861)), and on Cat Island (2) (five guns) near Quarantine (10th SC Regiment, Company F (fall of 1861), Companies B and F (December 1861)). Abandoned in March 1862. The Cat Island battery is still extant. All three islands are presently part of the Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center State Heritage Preserve. Public access restricted.

Additional Confederate camps in the area included:
Camp Alston (1) (September 1862) (Marion Men of Winyah) located near Georgetown (near Fort Alston ?).
Camp Chesnut (December 1862 - February 1863) (8th SC Regiment, Reserves) located about one mile west of Georgetown and just north of Sampit Creek.
Camp Marion (2) (1861) (10th SC Regiment (SCV) (July); 12th SC Battalion Cavalry, Company A (May-June), Companies B, C, D (May-October)), located about two miles from Georgetown at "White's Bridge".

Camp Harllee (1861 - 1862) (Harllee's Legion (SC)) undetermined location.
Camp Holly (February-March 1864) (Marion Men of Winyah) undetermined location.
Camp Jackson (2) (May 1863 - February 1864) (Marion Men of Winyah); (July-November 1863) (Companies B and E, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) undetermined location, west of Winyah Bay. Local area cavalry headquarters camp at the time.
Camp Laurel (1862) (Waccamaw Light Artillery (SC)) undetermined location.
Camp Manigault (1862) (21st SC Regiment (SCV)) undetermined location.
Camp Middleton undetermined location.
Camp Tucker (1) (June 1863) (Company E, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) temporary camp for one or two days, undetermined location. Relocated to Camp Lucas (below).
Camp Ward (1862) (Waccamaw Light Artillery (SC)) undetermined location.
Camp Witherspoon (1863 - 1864) (3rd SC Regiment State Troops, five companies (August 1863 - February 1864); and 4th SC Regiment State Troops (September 1863 - January 1864)) located about three miles west of Winyah Bay.

Georgetown Battery (2)
(1898 - 1899), near Georgetown
In 1898 two 7-inch BL seige howitzers were temporarily emplaced in sandbag revetments near the ruins of CSA Fort White. Two 5-inch BL rifles were emplaced inside the ruins of the fort. These four guns were soon transferred to Tampa, FL, then replaced with four 12-pdr field guns (1898), which were later removed in 1899.

Camp Georgetown
(1943 - 1944), Georgetown
A coastal defense shore patrol outpost camp of the 144th Infantry Regiment, used until February 1944. Undetermined exact location.

Camp Lucas
(1863 - 1864), near North Santee
A CSA cavalry camp (June 1863 - February 1864) (Company E, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) located on the North Santee River, one mile below Manigault's Ferry.

Camp Jefferson
(1864), near North Santee ?
A CSA camp (May-July 1864) (2nd SC Cavalry, Company K) located nine miles south (or south-southwest) of Georgetown.

Camp Jones (1)
(1863), near North Santee ?, Georgetown County
A CSA cavalry camp (December 1863) (Company E, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) located on the north bank of the Santee River (or North Santee River ?), southwest of Georgetown (undetermined location).

Santee Point Battery
(1861), South Island
A temporary CSA earthwork battery (three guns) was located at the mouth of the North Santee River, on the south end of South Island. Abandoned and transferred to Cat Island after only a few months.

Camp Palmer (2)
(1862), near South Santee
A CSA camp (Manigault's Battalion, Local Defense, Company A (January-April 1862), Company F (May 1862); and Santee Light Artillery (SC) (May-June 1862)) located on the (South) Santee River.

Camp Easley
(1863), near South Santee ?
A CSA camp (February-March 1863) (Company B, 21st Battalion Georgia Cavalry) reportedly located near Georgetown, but likely in Old Christ Church Parish, present-day Charleston County.

Battery Warren
(Francis Marion National Forest)
(1862 - 1865), Berkeley County
A CSA earthwork battery on the south bank of the Santee River below Echaw Creek. Also known as Fort Warren in some sources. Garrisoned by the Santee Light Artillery (SC) (one section June 1862); and the 26th SC Regiment, Companies C, H, I (September 1862 - February 1863). Still extant along a one mile walking trail within the Francis Marion National Forest. Restored in 2009.
October 2009 volunteer restoration from US Forest Service

Nearby, on the north bank of the Santee River, was CSA Camp Warren (1862) (T. Pinckney's Company (SC) (June 22 - August 25 with Byrd's Battalion, then separately from August 25 - September 2).

Rev. Claude de Richbourg's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Jamestown ?, Berkeley County
A French Huguenot settler's fortified home during the Yamassee War, located somewhere along the south bank of the Santee River about 20 miles east-northeast of Moncks Corner. Exact location undetermined.

Camp Stokes
(1862), near Honey Hill
A CSA cavalry camp (5th SC Cavalry).

Fort Corner
(no date), Fort Corner
The name of the town is most likely linked to the prominent Fort family of Berkeley County, and not related to any military construction.

Camp McKewn
(1862), near Awendaw
A CSA cavalry camp (3rd (4th) SC Battalion Cavalry, Company D) located near the 21-Mile House on the Georgetown Road.

Camp Allston (2)
(1863), Charleston County
A CSA camp (November 1863) (20th SC Regiment (SCV), Company O) located somewhere in Old Christ Church Parish of Charleston County (undetermined location).

Camp Anderson
(1863), Charleston County
A CSA camp (September-October 1863) (20th SC Regiment (SCV), Company O) located somewhere in Old Christ Church Parish of Charleston County (undetermined location).

Bulls Island Fort ? ?
(Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge - Bulls Island Unit)
(1707 ?, 1780's ?, 1861 - 1862), Bulls Island
Ruins still remain of a circular stone fort, located on Old Fort Road at the mouth of Jacks Creek at Bull Harbor. Bulls Bay was once a haven for pirates in the early 1700's. The SC colonial militia had a lookout posted here in 1707 against pirate activity, one of six such posts on the outlying barrier islands during this time, and was intermittently garrisoned for several decades. The island was later used as a supply base by the British Navy during the American Revolution. The stone fort was probably built, or at least used by, the Confederates in the Civil War. Known as Fort Bonham, the 10th SC Regiment, Company K was here September-November 1861. The Union Navy destroyed the CSA fort and magazine here in December 1862. The island became part of the Cape Romain NWR in 1936. Public day-use access by passenger ferry (fee) from Garris Landing on Sewee Bay. The fort ruins are about a 2.5 mile hike from the dock on the island.

William Ford's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Wando ?
A settlers' fortified house during the Yamassee War, located on the west side of the Wando River about ten miles or so northeast of Charleston. Exact location undetermined.

Rev. Thomas Hasell's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Middleburg Plantation ?
A settlers' refuge fort during the Yamassee War, located on the east bank of the East Branch Cooper River at Pompion Hill, which was about 12 miles southeast of Moncks Corner.

Mepkin Plantation Fort
(1680, 1715 - 1716), Mepkin
A settlers' fortified house during the 1680 Westo War, and the 1715 Yamassee War, built by James, Peter, and Thomas Colleton. Located on the east bank of the West Branch Cooper River, about 6.25 miles southeast of Moncks Corner.

Wantoot Plantation Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Bonneau Beach
A settlers' fortified house during the Yamassee War, originally built in 1712 by Pierre de St. Julian, located about seven and one-half miles north of Moncks Corner. The original house was burned by Union troops during the Civil War. The actual site is now under Lake Moultrie, impounded in the 1940's.

Mulberry Plantation Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Oakley
A settlers' fortified home during the Yamassee War, built by Thomas Broughton. Located on the west bank of the West Branch Cooper River about three and one-half miles south of Moncks Corner. The later brick mansion (1725 ?) was built over the loop-holed cellar foundations of the original house.
South Carolina Plantations

Fort Fair Lawn
(Old Santee Canal Park)
(1780 - 1781), Moncks Corner
A British square earthen redoubt located on the Cooper River about one mile south from "Stony Landing". Still extant, the 82-acre site on Maplecrest Drive was preserved by the Lord Berkeley Conservation Trust in 2016, set to open to the public by 2020 as an adjunct to Old Santee Canal Park. Markers (erected in 2012) on the history of the fort are currently located within Old Santee Canal Park. The Fair Lawn Plantation's manor house, Colleton House, was located nearby (about one-half mile) and was used by the British as a hospital and armory. It was captured by Patriot forces in November 1781, and was burned by the British garrison.

Another British redoubt (1781) was located at Biggin Bridge, near the present-day US 17/52 Highway bridge over the Cooper River/Tail Race Canal, probably on what is today's Dock Road. Patriot forces also captured this work in November 1781.

Fort Wassamassaw
(1715 - 1716), Berkeley County
A settlers' fort during the Yamassee War, located on Ralph Izard's cowpen at Clear Spring (aka "The Cypress"), about six miles northwest of Summerville near the Wassamassaw Swamp at the head of the Ashley River.

Col. George Chicken's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Strawberry ?
A settlers' fortified house during the Yamassee War, located about nine miles northeast of Summerville.

Camp at Ridgeville
(1861), Ridgeville
A CSA muster camp (June 4, 1861) (1st SC Volunteers (Hagood's)). Possibly the same location as below.

Camp Quitman
(1861), Ridgeville
A CSA muster camp (May 30, 1861) (Blanding's Battalion). Possibly the same location as above.

Edisto Bluff Fort
(1715 - 1718), Givhans Ferry
A SC colonial militia fort at Givhans Ferry on the east bank of the Edisto River, guarding the backdoor to Charleston during the Yamassee War. Located on James Rawlings' plantation "Edisto Bluff", near today's Givhans Ferry State Park.

Camp Woodward
(1861), near Summerville
A CSA camp (6th SC Regiment (SCV)).

Camp at Summerville
(1861), Summerville
A CSA muster camp. The 1st SC Volunteers (Hagood's) re-organized here July 20 to August 22, 1861.

Camp David Hunter
(1875), Summerville
A summer encampment for three Coast Artillery companies from Charleston.

Camp Marion (3)
(1898 - 1899), Summerville
A Spanish-American War winter camp for northern troops. Located southwest of town near the old Pine Forest Inn, which is the present-day Shephard Park.

Ponds Plantation Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Slandsville
A settlers' fortified house during the Yamassee War, located on Andrew Percival's plantation "The Ponds" (aka Weston Hall) on the east side of the Ashley River about six miles southwest of Summerville.

St. Giles Plantation Fort
(1680, 1715 - 1716), near Cooke Crossroads
A settlers' fortified house during the 1680 Westo War and the 1715 Yamassee War. Located on the east bank of the Ashley River about five miles south-southwest of Summerville, upriver from Old Dorchester.

Fort Dorchester
(Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site)
(The Fort at Colonial Dorchester)
(1697 ? - 1720's ?, 1775 - 1782), Old Dorchester FORT WIKI
A tabby fort was originally built sometime between 1697 and 1719 for the town's protection. A brick powder magazine enclosed by a tabby wall was built in 1757. The town was fortified during the American Revolution, and changed hands several times. The current fort remains are mostly from the 1775 work. The brick bell tower on site is from 1751. The British garrisoned the town from April 1780 to December 1781. The town declined after the war and was largely abandoned by 1788.

Richard Godfrey's Fort
(1715 - 1716), Middleton Place Gardens
A settlers' fortified home used by the SC colonial militia during the Yamassee War, located on the west side of the Ashley River about 14 miles northwest of Charleston. The Middleton Place Plantation manor was later built here in 1738.

Peter Cattell's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Middleton Place Gardens
A settlers' fortified house during the Yamassee War, located on the Ashley Hall Plantation on the west side of the Ashley River about 13 miles northwest of Charleston.

Camp Yeadon
(1862), near North Charleston
A CSA camp (17th (6th) SC Battalion Cavalry, Company B (March 1862); and 3rd SC Battalion Artillery, Company G (May 1862 -?)) located on the Cooper River farm of Capt. William L. Disher. Named after Richard Yeadon, editor of the Charleston Daily Courier newspaper.

(see pages 2 and 3 for Greater Charleston area fortifications)

Thomas Elliott's Fort
(1715 - 1716), near Rantowles
A settlers' fortified home located on the west bank of Rantowles Creek about 12 miles west of Charleston, used by the SC colonial militia during the Yamassee War.

Rantowles Area Defenses
(1863 - 1865), Rantowles
Several CSA batteries were located on the western outskirts of Charleston:
Rantowles Station Battery, at the old railroad station, south of Wallace Creek.
Rantowles Battery, in the old village, north of Wallace Creek.
Battery Bulow (?), on Rantowles Creek at Bulow Landing.
Stono Ferry Batteries, two works on the Stono River at the present-day Links at Stono Ferry Golf Course. Remnants possibly still exist.
Church Flats Battery (May 1862 - August 1863) (7th SC Battalion Infantry, Company B), at Church Flats Bluff on the Stono River.
Warren Batteries, three works near Warren Crossroads along present-day SC 165.

Camp Evans (2) (May-June 1862) (51st Regiment Georgia Infantry), located at Church Flats along the Stono River, near Stono Ferry.
Camp Pickens (2) (1861) (3rd SC Battalion Infantry), on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad near Rantowles Bridge on the Stono River.
Camp Shingler (December 1861) (Holcombe Legion, Cavalry Battalion, Company C), near Rantowles.
Camp Simmons (1) (1861 - 1862), located on or near the Charleston and Savannah Railroad, at or near Simons/Simmons Landing on Wallace Creek. Also spelled Simons, and aka Camp Simons Landing. The 3rd SC Battalion Artillery, Company B was here in November 1861 to March 1862; Company E in March-May 1862; Company G in May-July 1862; the 17th SC Regiment (SCV) in May-June 1862; the 18th SC Regiment (SCV) in June-July 1862; and the 22nd SC Regiment (SCV) in June 1862.

Camp Echo
(1862 - 1863), near Yonge's Island
A CSA camp (November 1862 - July 1863) (Marion Light Artillery (SC)) located north of the Wadmalaw River.

Nearby was CSA Walter's Battery (January-February 1862) (Lucas Guards) on Yonge's Island.

Camp Craft
(1862), near Rockville
A CSA camp (February 1862) (17th SC Regiment (SCV)) located on Wadmalaw Island.

Camp McCord
(1861 - 1862), near Hollywood
A CSA camp (December 1861 - July 1862) (Hampton Legion, 2nd Company H) located near Church Flats, about one mile east of Hollywood.

Camp Simmons (2)
(1862), near Ravenel
A CSA camp (June 1862) (17th SC Regiment (SCV)) on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad two miles west of Camp Simmons (1) near Rantowles. Also spelled Simons.

Camp Evans (1)
(1861), Osborn
A CSA camp (1st SC Regiment of Militia (Rifles); 1st SC Regiment (Regulars), Companies B, C, E, and H; and 3rd SC Battalion Infantry) located at Adams Run Depot, about two miles north of Adams Run village.

Camp Cantey
(1862 - 1863), near Osborn
A CSA camp (July 1862 - January 1863) (7th SC Battalion Infantry) located on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.

Parker's Ferry Earthworks
(1782), near Jacksonboro
Patriot earthworks protected the ferry and a supply depot here. Earthworks still exist along the western bank of the Edisto River. A marker is located about 3.5 miles north of town. The last battle of the American Revolution along the eastern seaboard occurred here along the Edisto and Combahee Rivers in August 1782.

Adams Run Area Confederate Camps
(1861 - 1864), near Adams Run, Charleston County
Various known Confederate camps located in the immediate area (or within one to two miles) of the crossroads village include:
Camp Blair (2) (January-March 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Infantry Battalion).
Camp Capers (March-April 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Infantry Battalion), unknown location, possibly in the area.
Camp at Godfrey's Farm (January-April 1864) (J.R. Mathewes' Artillery (SC)).
Camp Holcombe (December 1861) (Holcombe Legion, Cavalry Battalion, Company C).
Camp Hope (June 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Cavalry Battalion and Infantry Battalion).
Camp LaRoche (June-December 1862, intermittant) (16th SC Regiment (SCV)).
Camp Leesburg (March 1862) (16th SC Regiment, Company I).
Camp Logan (June-December 1862, intermittant) (16th SC Regiment (SCV)).
Camp Maloney (16th SC Regiment (SCV) (June-December 1862 (intermittant) and February-May 1863); and 24th SC Regiment (SCV) (April-May 1863)).
Camp Stevens (1) (November 1861 - January 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Cavalry Battalion). Company A was here from November 13 to December 31, 1861. Company C joined December 31. Company D joined December 10. The entire battalion moved to Camp Taylor in January 1862.
Camp Taylor (January - (?) 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Cavalry Battalion), unknown location, possibly in the area.
Camp Walsh (1861 - January 1862) (Holcombe Legion, Infantry Battalion).

Camp Club House
(1861), Charleston County
A CSA camp (3rd SC Battalion Infantry) located on the Willtown Road a few miles southwest of Adams Run.

Willtown Fort (1)
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1715 - 1716), Willtown Bluff
A SC colonial militia fort on the east bank of the Edisto River at the old Willtown (aka New London) settlement (founded 1682). Attacked by Apalachee Indians in 1715. Used as a base for SC colonial patrol boats in 1716.

Willtown Bluff Battery (2)
(1862 - 1864), Willtown Bluff
A CSA gun battery (3rd SC Battalion Infantry (February-March 1862); and J.R. Mathewes' Artillery (SC) (August-December 1864)) located on the east bank of the Edisto River at Willtown Bluff (Grove Plantation). Union naval vessels attacked the bluff in April 1862. The "Skirmish at Willtown Bluff" (July 1863) also took place nearby.

Camp Dawho
(1861), near Barrelville
A CSA camp (3rd SC Battalion Infantry) located seven miles south of Camp Club House, at Grimball's Plantation near the Edisto Island Ferry.

Camp Jenkins
(1863), near Barrelville ?
A CSA camp (July 1863) (3rd SC Battalion Artillery (aka Palmetto Battalion), Company F (Chestnut Light Artillery)) located on Toogoodoo Creek.

Camp Brooks
(1861 - 1862), Charleston County
A CSA camp (December 1861 - February 1862) (3rd SC Battalion Infantry) located at or near White Point on Slann's Island on the Dawho River, about four miles southeast of Barrelville.

Botany Bay Island Post
(Botany Bay Plantation State Heritage Preserve and Wildlife Management Area)
(1862 - 1865), Botany Bay Island
A Union occupied island after the capture of Port Royal Sound. A signal station was also here. The 67th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was one of the units here. Bleak Hall Plantation was here at the time. Part of the island is currently under conservation easement with The Nature Conservancy.

Edisto Island Lookout Post (1)
(18th century, intermittent), Edisto Island
A SC colonial militia lookout post or watch house was located here sometime between 1715 and 1764.

Edisto Island Post (2)
(1862 - 1865), Edisto Island
A Union occupied island after the capture of Port Royal Sound. The 47th New York Infantry arrived in February 1862, and the 3rd New Hampshire Infantry arrived in April 1862. The extant 1810 William Seabrook House (Dodge Plantation) was used as headquarters, and the extant 1847 Cassina Point Plantation house has still-visible graffitti on the basement walls.

CSA Camp (Barnard E.) Bee (1861) was previously here, occupied by the 1st SC Regiment (Regulars), Companies B, C, D, E, F, and G. Later, the 6th SC Cavalry, Company G was here in March 1864.

North Edisto River Battery
(1861), Edisto Island
A CSA gun battery (1st SC Regiment (Regulars), Companies A and F) located near the mouth of the North Edisto River. Undetermined location.

South Edisto River Battery
(1861), Edisto Island
A CSA gun battery (1st SC Regiment (Regulars), Company H) located near the mouth of the South Edisto River. Undetermined location.

Otter Island Lookout Post
(18th century, intermittent), Otter Island
A SC colonial militia lookout post or watch house was located here sometime between 1715 and 1764.

Fort Drayton
(St. Helena Sound State Heritage Preserve)
(1861 - 1865), Otter Island
A CSA triangular earthen fort with a wet moat, originally named Fort Heyward (11th SC Regiment (SCV)). It was captured by the Union after the Confederates abandoned it in early December 1861, after the fall of Port Royal, and was renamed by the 45th Pennsylvania Infantry (December 1861). The Union troops later built a wooden signal tower nearby to relay communications (via signal flags) between Hilton Head Island and Folly Island. Remnants of the earthen fort still exist. Public day-use visitation is allowed, boat access only.

Fenwick Island Post
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1861 - 1865), Fenwick Island
A Union occupied island after the capture of Port Royal Sound. The 47th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was the first unit to arrive in late December 1861.

Fort Chapman
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1862 - 1865), near Airy Hall
A CSA two-gun earthwork fort on the lower Ashepoo River, probably near the present-day Bennett's Point Road bridge and boat landing. Alternatively known as Chapman's Fort. Garrisoned by the 1st SC Cavalry, Companies I and F (date ?); the German Artillery Battalion (April 1862); J.R. Mathewes' Artillery (SC) (December 31, 1863); and the 3rd SC Battalion Artillery, Company A (May 1864). Union naval vessels attacked the fort in May 1864.

Tar Bluff Battery
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1862 - 1865), Tar Bluff
A CSA three-gun earthwork battery located on the Combahee River, southwest of Wiggins. Union naval vessels attacked the position in January 1865.

Combahee Ferry Battery
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1862), Colleton County or Beaufort County
A CSA earthwork battery (February-April 1862) (German Artillery Battalion, Company B) located at the Combahee River ferry crossing, at or near the present-day US 17 Highway (ACE Basin Parkway) bridge at the county line. Undetermined side of river.

Colleton County Confederate Camps
(1861 - 1864), Colleton County
Various known Confederate camps located within the county include:
Camp Campbell (September-December 1863) (3rd SC Battalion Artillery, Company A) located near Green Pond.
Camp Chehaw (December 1863) (Companies D and I, 5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry) located on Chehaw Neck along Chehaw Road near old Ballouville, about one mile from Tar Bluff on the Combahee River. Possibly at the Middleton House ? Company I left to picket at Warren's Point (Warren Island) on the east side of the mouth of the Combahee River. The 5th SC Cavalry was also here at Camp Chehaw, but probably earlier in 1862.
Camp Davis (1862) (5th SC Cavalry) located southwest of Camp Morgan.
Camp Deveaux (1862) (17th SC Battalion Cavalry, Company C) near Green Pond.
Camp Graves (1861) (3rd SC Battalion Infantry) located on the Charleston and Savannah Railroad about one mile west of the Edisto River (Pon Pon) bridge near Jacksonboro.
Camp Gregg (1) (March 1862) (10th (2nd) SC Battalion Cavalry, Companies B and C; and 13th SC Regiment (date ?)) located at or near Green Pond, and 17 miles from Camp McIlwaine (in Beaufort County).
Camp Griffin (November 1862 - February 1863) (4th SC Regiment, Reserves) located near Jacksonboro.
Camp Hagood (1) (November-December 1863) (G.H. Walter's Company, SC Light Artillery) located near Green Pond.
Camp Stonewall Jackson (January-April 1864) (G.H. Walter's Company, SC Light Artillery) located near Jacksonboro.
Camp Morgan (March 1863) (5th SC Cavalry, Company B) located south of Green Pond.
Camp Reynolds (1862) (5th SC Cavalry) located somewhere between the Ashepoo and Combahee Rivers (undetermined).
Camp Smith (1862) (17th SC Battalion Cavalry, Company C) located about one-quarter mile away from Camp Deveaux.
Camp Walton (December 1863 - February 1864) (5th Regiment Georgia Cavalry) located near the Green Pond crossroads and the railroad, fifteen miles north of Tar Bluff and 20 miles west of Adams Run (Charleston County).

Barton's Post or
(1781), Colleton County
A battle/skirmish occurred here in April 1781. Undetermined location (near Red Hill ?).

John Woodward's Fort
(ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve)
(1715 - 1717), near Ashepoo Crossing
A SC colonial militia fort during the Yamassee War, located on the west bank of the Ashepoo River south of Ritter.

John Jackson's Fort
(1715 - 1716), Jacksonboro
A settlers' fort during the Yamassee War to protect the Pon Pon Bridge over the Edisto River. The settlement was then known as Pon Pon. An Apalachee Indian war party crossed the river undiscovered in July 1715 and devastated the settlements to the Stono River, burning the bridge at Pon Pon on their withdrawal. Apparently the fort had been abandoned for some reason at that time, or had yet to be built.

Ashepoo Fort
(1760 - 1761), near Walterboro ?
A settlers' fort located somewhere near the head of the Ashepoo River, built during the panic of the upcountry Cherokee War. Exact location undetermined.

South Carolina state troop dispositions during the Civil War courtesy of South Carolina in the American Civil War, on www.Carolana.com by J.D. Lewis.

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