Bluffton, South Carolina | The Heyward House is one of the only surviving houses from the Union bombing of the town in 1863.
South Carolina
Dillon Road
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29926
Website: www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6801
Fort Howell is an earthen fort constructed in 1864 by the Union during their occupation of Hilton Head Island. Its purpose was to protect the freedman's village, Mitchelville, from attack.
Beaufort, South Carolina | This national cemetery was established in 1863 for the burial of Union soldiers who died during the Federal occupation of Beaufort.
Sullivan's Island, South Carolina | Confederate and South Carolina troops, under the direction of Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, bombarded the Union garrison commanded by Maj. Robert Anderson beginning April 12, 1861, signaling the start of the American Civil War.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | The Coastal Discovery Museum offers guided tours of three Civil War-era forts on Hilton Head Island: Fort Walker, Fort Howell, and Fort Mitchel.
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