Battle of Dingle's Mill

Battle of Dingle's Mill is a South Carolina historical marker in Sumter, Sumter County, dedicated 1956.

Sumter County · dedicated 1956 · S.C. Hwy. 521, 100 yds. from Turkey Creek Bridge, 1.5 mi. S of Sumter, Sumter

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Front: Here on Apr. 9, 1865, the day of Gen. Lee's surrender, was fought one of the last battles of the War between the States. 158 Confederates rallied by Col. Geo. W. Lee stopped, for several hours, the advance of 2700 Union troops under Gen. Edward E. Potter. Casualties: Confederate 12; Union 26. Reverse: A Confederate homeguard of old men, boys, and convalescents here made a gallant stand in an effort to halt Potter's Raid, an expedition which left Georgetown on April 5, laid waste the country, and by April 21 had accomplished its chief objective—the destruction of the railroads between the Pedee and Wateree.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Battle of Dingle's Mill

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