Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield Explained

Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield
Nearest City:Atop and east of Honey Hill, east of Ridgeland, near Ridgeland, South Carolina
Coordinates:32.4822°N -80.9344°W
Added:July 3, 2004
Refnum:04000655

Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield is a historic site located near Ridgeland, Jasper County, South Carolina. The boundary encompasses the site of the American Civil War Battle of Honey Hill, November 30, 1864, as well as the Federal enclave on Boyd's Neck and other related areas of the Honey Hill campaign, November 29, 1864 to January 11, 1865. The Battle of Honey Hill was one of the three largest Civil War encounters fought in South Carolina and was one of the most notable Civil War engagements involving African and American troops. The site includes the largely intact 1864 road network and extensive Civil War earthworks.[1] [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James B. Legg . Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield . National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . February 2004 . pdf . June 12, 2014.
  2. Web site: Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield, Jasper County (Address Restricted) . National Register Properties in South Carolina . South Carolina Department of Archives and History . June 12, 2014.