Redoubt Number 3

Redoubt Number 3 (HMKFR)

Location: Charleston, SC 29412 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 43.593', W 79° 56.289'

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Redoubt Number 3, built here in 1861-62, was one of six identical Confederate earthworks built across the enter of James Island, known collectively as the East Lines. Intended to help defend Charleston from Federal attacks up the Stono River, they were 60 yds. square and built for two guns each. In November 1863 this redoubt was armed with a single 24-pounder smoothbore cannon.
(Reverse text)
The East Lines stretched south from a tributary of James Island Creek, on Croskey Royall's plantation, to Clark Sound, on the Rev. Stiles Mellichamp's plantation. By late 1863, stronger earthworks, called the New Lines, were built nearer the Stono River, making these lines obsolete. This redoubt and the rest of Charleston's defenses were evacuated February 17, 1865.
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Marker Number10-61
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 6:58am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 599500 N 3621471
Decimal Degrees32.72655000, -79.93815000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 43.593', W 79° 56.289'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 43' 35.58" N, 79° 56' 17.34" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1047 5 Oaks Dr, Charleston SC 29412, US
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