Camp Butler

Camp Butler (HM16ZW)

Location: Aiken, SC 29801 Aiken County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 34.575', W 81° 36.25'

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This is the site of Camp Butler, a
Confederate "camp of instruction"
that operated from the spring to
the fall of 1861, in what was then
Barnwell District. New companies,
organized as independent companies,
or in state regiments, were sent
here for training and organization
into Confederate regiments before
being transferred wherever the
were needed.
(Reverse side text)
This camp was described in a letter
to The Edgefield Advertiser as
"the admiration of every visitor ....
every thing in every direction is
kept in the nicest order." Companies
of the 2nd S.C. Artillery, 7th S.C.
Infantry, and 14th S.C. Infantry,
as well as the Chesterfield Light
Artillery, trained and camped here
from April to October 1861 before
service in S.C., Va., and N.C.
Details
HM NumberHM16ZW
Series This marker is part of the Sons of Confederate Veterans/United Confederate Veterans series
Tags
Marker Number2-48
Year Placed2012
Placed ByThe General Joseph Wheeler Camp No. 1245, and Sons of Confederate Veterans
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 3:13pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 443930 N 3715336
Decimal Degrees33.57625000, -81.60416667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 34.575', W 81° 36.25'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 34' 34.50" N, 81° 36' 15.00" W
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Area Code(s)803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3405-3469 SC-302, Aiken SC 29801, US
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