Bamberg County · Marker 05-01
Battle of Rivers' Bridge
Rivers Bridge State Park, off S.C. Hwy. 641, 7 mi. SW of Ehrhardt
Front inscription
Here on February 3, 1865, the 17th U.S. Army Corps led by Major General Joseph A. Mower and Lieut. Gen. Giles A. Smith attacked the Confederate division of Major General Lafayette McLaws and forced the crossing of Salkehatchie River, after a gallant defense by outnumbered forces which held up for two days Sherman's march through Carolina.