Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield

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Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield
Honey Hill historical marker SC Hwy 336.JPG
A marker beside South Carolina Highway 336 commemorates the Battle of Honey Hill
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Nearest cityAtop and east of Honey Hill, east of Ridgeland, near Ridgeland, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°28′56″N80°56′4″W / 32.48222°N 80.93444°W / 32.48222; -80.93444
Area5,629.5 acres (2,278.2 ha)
Built1864 (1864)
NRHP reference No. 04000655 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2004

Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield is a battlefield in Jasper County, South Carolina.

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Description and administrative history

Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program Honey Hill Battlefield South Carolina.jpg
Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program

The boundary encompasses the site of the 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. [2] [3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. James B. Legg (February 2004). "Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. "Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield, Jasper County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 12, 2014.