National Landmark Form: National Registry of Historic Places Registration Form [Camp Saxton]
Subject
Charlotte Forten Grimke
Title
National Landmark Form: National Registry of Historic Places Registration Form [Camp Saxton]
Date
12/19/1994
Type
National Landmark Form
Description
Note: See p. 7 for Charlotte Forten Grimké's reference.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History provides this 1994 landmark registration form for Camp Saxton, the training site for the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, on Port Royal Island (Beaufort) in South Carolina. According to the source, the 1st South Carolina Volunteers were the first Black regiment mustered into service during the Civil War. The source provides background information about the significance of the site and mentions Charlotte Forten Grimké as one of the teachers sent to nearby St. Helena Island by the Port Royal Relief Association.
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The South Carolina Department of Archives and History provides this 1994 landmark registration form for Camp Saxton, the training site for the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, on Port Royal Island (Beaufort) in South Carolina. According to the source, the 1st South Carolina Volunteers were the first Black regiment mustered into service during the Civil War. The source provides background information about the significance of the site and mentions Charlotte Forten Grimké as one of the teachers sent to nearby St. Helena Island by the Port Royal Relief Association.
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Publisher
South Carolina Department of Archives and History
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“National Landmark Form: National Registry of Historic Places Registration Form [Camp Saxton],” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 25, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/94.