Battle of Rivers' Bridge
Here on February 3, 1865, the 17th U.S. Army Corps led by Major General Joseph A. Mower and Lieut. Gen. Giles A. Smith attacked the Confederate division of Major General Lafayette McLaws and forced the crossing of Salkehatchie River, after a gallant defense by outnumbered forces which held up for two days Sherman's march through Carolina.
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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Edisto District, United Daughters of the Confederacy
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