Events
Rivers Bridge State Historic Site Battlefield Tour
Date: August 1, 2009
Time: 10:00 am
325 State Park Rd., Off US 602 and SC 641 near Ehrhardt. On Feb. 2-3, 1865, 1,200 Confederate soldiers made a stand at Rivers Bridge on the Salkehatchie River against Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman’s sweep across South Carolina during the final months of the Civil War. Behind stout earthen fortifications, the Southerners fought a division of about 5,000 Union soldiers. Union troops crossed the swollen swamp on both ends of the Confederate line to finally win the battle. The tour will examine the still intact fortifications as well as the natural topography that led one Union general to call Rivers Bridge "… the strongest position I ever saw in my life." Rivers Bridge State Historic Site offers guided tours of the Civil War battlefield at 10 am on the first Saturday of each month. Other dates available with advance reservations. Tours $4 per adult, $3 for students ages 6 to 16, and $2.50 for South Carolina seniors ages 65 and older. Contact: 803-267-3675 www.southcarolinaparks.com
Venue: Rivers Bridge State Historic Site
