“... tolerable well fortified”

My Dear Penelope

Wee are now tolerable well fortified; got 12 pieces of cannon and places all fixed for the men to shoot from; that is, fortifications for cannon with openings to shoot through so the men can man the cannon ...

The River Patrol & Cochran’s Ford

Pending Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee, Gen. E. M. McCook's cav. div. [US] screened 4th and 23d Corps movements to fords and ferries in this vicinity, July 6, 15, 1864.

July 7, Brownlow's 1st Tennessee reg't., Dorr’s brigade (McCook's cav.) ...

To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers

from Barnwell County

who gave their services

in the Revolutionary War

Marker is at the intersection of Dunbarton Boulevard (South Carolina Route 70) and Main Street (South Carolina Route 70), on the right when traveling west on Dunbarton Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Town of Ellenton

By 1873, a post office named Ellentown was located on the Port Royal Railroad, about 20 miles W. of here. In 1880, the town of Ellenton was incorporated. According to local tradition, the town was named for Ellen Dunbar, a ...

Franklin School Bell

Memorial Tower

Originally there were 3 school buildings in the community. This bell sat atop the large two story, eight room brick building that was originally the high school and later became the grade school. The schools were in operation from ...

“Wee are faring badly…”

Camp Shenandoah

April 9th, 1862

My Dear Penelope,

I take the opportunity this morning to write you a few lines to let you know that I am yet in the land of the living and enjoying good health. I thought last week that ...

Ukrainian Settlers of Canora

The first block Ukrainian settlement in Saskatchewan was established in 1897 when 180 families arrives in the Canora district from western Ukraine. Ottawa had specified that earlier Ukrainian immigrants first settle in Alberta and Manitoba. Canora became a center where ...

Fort Edward Johnson

On April 19, 1862, General Johnson, with General Lee’s approval, moved our regiment from Allegheny Mountain to Shenandoah Mountain. To protect ourselves from Yankee bullets, we dug about a mile of trench in this rocky ground. We then opened our ...

Welcome to Fort Edward Johnson

My name is Shepherd Green Pryor, but my friends and family call me “Shep.” I was elected First Lieutenant of the Muckalee Guards, Company A, 12th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry. We’ve just survived a cold Virginia winter on the top ...

Battle of Kings Mountain

South Carolina – 7 Oct 1780

Major William Edmiston. William Edmiston was named by General William Campbell as the commanding officer of the Virginia Militia at the Battle of King’s Mountain SC. Known for bravery under fire Major Edmiston ordered his ...