National Register of Historic Places

Rivers Bridge State Park

Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, South Carolina
Listed
February 23, 1972
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
72001187

About this property

Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, also known as Rivers Bridge State Park, located near Ehrhardt, a small town in Bamberg County, South Carolina, is the site of an important Civil War battle. It is in this area that General William T. Sherman engaged the Confederate Army on his advance from Savannah, and after two days of battle, outflanked the Confederates and forced them to withdraw. River Bridge State Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972. In 1876 men from nearby communities reburied the Confederate dead from Rivers Bridge in a mass grave about a mile from the battlefield and began a tradition of annually commemorating the battle. The Rivers Bridge Memorial Association eventually obtained the battlefield and in 1945 turned the site over to South Carolina for a state park.

Location

Ehrhardt, Bamberg County, South Carolina
33.05820, -81.09530

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When was Rivers Bridge State Park listed on the National Register?

Rivers Bridge State Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Rivers Bridge State Park?

Rivers Bridge State Park is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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