Hampton County · Marker 25-08
Old Pocotaligo Road, March from the Sea
Intersection of 1st St. W (U.S. Hwy. 601) & Old Pocotaligo Rd. (S.C. Sec. Rd. 25-68), about 1 mi. S of Hampton
Front inscription
This was a major road in the northern part of old Beaufort District for many years, appearing in Mills' Atlas of 1825. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman used this route from Savannah, Georgia, to North Carolina in February of 1865 with much of his invasion force, including 15,000 troops of the 15th Corps. These and
Old Pocotaligo Road, March from the Sea
other Union soldiers fought their way through the present Hampton County countryside, against Confederates under generals Joe Wheeler and Lafayette McLaws and Colonel Charles J. Colcock. Engagements in the county occurred at Lawtonville, Hickory Hill (2.9 miles SE), Whippy Swamp, and Broxton's Bridge.