South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust

Marsh Battery - Site of the Swamp Angel Cannon - Union 1863
Federal engineers built a gun platform on the marsh off Morris Island to support the 16,000-pound Parrot Rifle known as the Swamp Angel. The cannon fired the first Federal artillery shells to reach the city of Charleston. See Detailed History of the Swamp Angel.

Battery #5 - Confederate - 1863 James island Defense Lines
A part of General P.T. Beauregard's "new lines" that pushed the defenses of Charleston farther south and west across James Island, Battery #5 is accessible by car (Driving Directions) and open to visitors. Donated to the Trust by Louis Hexter and Bankers First of Augusta in 1992. This site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Battery Brayton - Union 1862 - Beaufort, SC
This 2.5 acre marsh island battery defended eastern approaches to Beaufort, SC. It was constructed by Union troops following the Battle of Port Royal in November 1861 and the subsequent occupation of Beaufort. The battery was donated to the SCBPT by the Theodora Keyserling family.

Fort Palmetto - Coles Island
This fort was built early in the 19th century of tabby, a concrete-like mixture of sand, water, oyster shell and lime. Tabby was widely used as a consruction material during this period. Fort Palmetto served as a Confederate defensive position (Battery #7) until 1862 when it was occupied and used by Federal forces until the end of the war. conservation easement held by the SCBPT.

Battery Cheves - Confederate - James Island, SC
This Battery was an element of the Southern Defenses of Charleston and named for Capt. Langdon Cheves who was killed in action on Morris Island July 10, 1863. Anne V. Padgett donated Battery Cheves to the SCBPT in 1995. The site is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Battery Haskell (Left Flank) - Confederate 1863 - James Island, SC
Named for Capt. C.T. Haskell, Jr. who was killed in action when the Federals captured the south end of Morris Island July 10, 1863. St. James Episcopal Church donated Battery Haskell to the SCBPT.

Christ Church Lines - Confederate 1861 - Mt. Pleasant, SC
The lines were the northernmost defenses of Charleston and part of the 1st District that included Mt. Pleasant and Sullivans Island. Built under the supervision of Gen. Robert E. Lee, they were evacuated and occupied by Union forces Feb. 14, 1865. The lines are under a conservation easement with Christ Episcopal Church and held by the SCBPT.

Redoubt #3 - Confederate - 1861 - James island, SC
Part of the East or "Old Lines" built by Gen. John C. Pemberton in 1861 as one of five redoubts that guarded the Fort Johnson Road approach to Confederate Fort Johnson on James Island. Title transferred to the SCBPT.

Battery White - Confederate 1861 - Belle Isle, Georgetown, SC
Construction began on this heavily armed defensive position shortly after the fall of Fort Sumter in 1861. Located on Winyah Bay, the Battery was captured along with Georgetown by rear Admiral J.A. Dahlgren, USN February 25, 1865. Conservation easement held by the SCBPT.