Confederate Headquarters

Confederate Headquarters is a South Carolina historical marker in Ridgeway, Fairfield County, dedicated 1962.

Fairfield County · dedicated 1962 · At the Century House, S.C. Hwy. 34, one block W of Main St., Ridgeway

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During February 17-19, 1865, General P. G. T. Beauregard, with Wade Hampton's cavalry acting as rear guard, made his headquarters here, telegraphing General R.E. Lee in Virginia news of the evacuation of Columbia, 20 miles south, before retiring to Winnsboro. Following and destroying the railroad, Union troops arrived February 21.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
Sponsored by Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce

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