43-25 Military Post / Potters Raid
N 33° 55.476 W 080° 20.798
17S E 560390 N 3753988
Civil war history in Sumter SC
Waymark Code: WM8M51
Location: South Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
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(Front) After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of Sumter. Known locally as "Yankee Camp," the post contained officers' quarters, barracks, and a guard house. Here sentinels could be seen guarding their posts while prisoners and soldiers performed various camp chores.
(Reverse) On April 9, 1865, the day that Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Federal troops under Gen. Edward E. Potter occupied Sumter. They destroyed railroad property (locomotives, cars, shops, store houses, the freight depot), burned cotton and the jail, ransacked businesses and looted homes. Potter, whose headquarters was at the present courthouse site on Main Street, left Sumter on April 11th.
Erected by Sumter County Historical Commission, 1993
Marker Name: Military Post / Potters Raid
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Battle (war)
Marker number: 43-25
County: Sumter
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