German Confederate Soldier's Monument

German Confederate Soldier's Monument (HMRA4)

Location: Charleston, SC 29405 Charleston County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.915', W 79° 56.936'

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Inscription
(North face)
In
The Confederate Army
the Soldiers
Whom this Monument
Commemorates
Illustrated in Death as in Life
The German's Devotion to Duty


Beneath this monument, repose
the remains of
John A. Wagener,
Born July 21, 1816, Died August 27, 1876

(South face)
Names of Battles and Engagements,
in which either the German Artillery-
Company A, the German Arttillery
Company B, The German Volunteers,
Hampton Legion, or the German
Hussers Participated.
Morris Island?????????????S.C.???Second Battle of Manassas VA.
Port Royal??????????????????S.C.???Boonsboro Gap????????????????MD.
Cockpit Point?????????????VA.????Sharpsburg???????????????????????MD.?
Seige of Charleston S.C.???Fredericksburg???????? ????????VA.
West Point??????????????????VA.????Suffolk???????????????????????????????VA.
Mechanicsville??????????VA.????Gettysburg????????????????????????PA.
Gaines' Mill????????????????VA.????Ogeechee?????????????????????????GA.
Meyer's Farm?????????????VA.????Coosawhatchie????????????????S.C.
Frazer's Farm?????????????VA.????Toogoodoo???????????????????????S.C.
Malvern Hill???????????????VA.????Tulifinne????????????????????????????S.C.
????????????????????????????????Fayetteville??????N.C.

(West face)
German Volunteers German Hussars
Hampton Legion C.S.A.
C.S.A.
Sergeant John C. Hahn Sergeant J.D.H. Wulbern
Private Willism Meitzler Private Heinrich Block
" Nic. Von Dohlen " Heinrich Wrede
" Bernhard Olfers " Heinrich Holway
" Hermann Wrede " Heinrich Schroder
" Fritz Kessler " Wm. Fischbeck
" E.J.H. Hopcke
" Michel Hoffmann
" Isidor Phillips
" Wm. Pilgrim
" David W. Unger

(East face)
German Artillery????????????????????German Artillery
Company A- C.S.A.?????????????????Company B- C.S.A.
Captain????C.Nohrden????????????Lieutenant????B. Meyerhoff
Sergeant J.D. Goetjen?????????Sergeant???????M. Schroder
Corporal??J.C.L. Schroder????Private??????????Wm. Bringeworth
??????"?????????C.F. Carlson????????????"???????????????????F.W. Bornemann
Private????A. Hoberg????????????????"???????????????????C. Grabau
????"??????????W. Kruger?????????????????"???????????????????H. Hencken
????"??????????H. Ackermann??????????"???????????????????C. Hencken
????"??????????Wm. Meyer???????????????"???????????????????Heinrich Harken
????"??????????F. Meyerdierks????????"???????????????????H.M. Howard
????"??????????F. Tassaro????????????????"???????????????????F. Itgen
????"??????????W. Leopold???????????????"??????????????????J. Klee
????"??????????H. Hasse???????????????????"??????????????????J.D. Law
????"??????????C.H. Hencken???????????"??????????????????Claus Meyer
????"??????????H. Fajon????????????????????"??????????????????H. Meyer
??????????????????????????????????????????????????"??????????????????J.W. Meyer
??????????????????????????????????????????????????"??????????????????G. Peters
??????????????????????????????????????????????????"??????????????????H. Seedorf
??????????????????????????????????????????????????"??????????????????L. Windhorst
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HM NumberHMRA4
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Date Added Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 9:29pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 598392 N 3631294
Decimal Degrees32.81525000, -79.94893333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.915', W 79° 56.936'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 54.90" N, 79° 56' 56.16" W
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Area Code(s)843
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11 Cunnington Ave, Charleston SC 29405, US
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