BUY Rebel Flags For SaleVisiting Charleston, South Carolina is a trip through some of the most important history in America. At the tip of the peninsula, in White Point Garden, stands the monument “To the Confederate Defenders of Charleston.” From the park you can look out across the harbor and see Fort Sumter, where the war began, while the colorful houses of Rainbow Row stand just a short walk away.
“You’re not all that far from Rainbow Row either, so it’s a beautiful place to visit while in Charleston.”
The Monument
The monument was dedicated in 1932 and is the work of sculptor Hermon A. MacNeil. It shows a young, idealized warrior holding a sword and shield, standing in front of a tall stone backdrop. The shield bears the seal of the city of Charleston, and the figure faces out toward the harbor the city’s defenders protected for four long years.
Defending Charleston
Charleston was one of the Union’s most important targets of the war. It was where secession began, and where the first shots were fired at Fort Sumter in April 1861. From 1863 to 1865, Union forces besieged the city, bombarding it from land and sea. Confederate soldiers, sailors and citizens held out through one of the longest sieges in American history, defending Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and Battery Wagner on Morris Island against repeated attacks. Charleston did not fall until February 1865, when Sherman’s march through the Carolinas forced its evacuation.
Visiting White Point Garden
White Point Garden, often called the Battery, is filled with live oaks, historic cannons and monuments to Charleston’s defenders across several wars, including a statue of Revolutionary War hero William Moultrie. It is a beautiful place to walk, and a must-see for anyone interested in Southern history.
Learn more about the war’s opening in our post on the flags of Fort Sumter, and honor Charleston’s defenders with a flag from our Confederate flag collection.
Source: Civil War Talk: Monument to the Confederate Defenders of Charleston
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