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Ep 13 War & Tragedy at Boykin, South Carolina
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SPECIAL THANKS to Collett Carter for the family history story lead.
The Boykin Mill Pond in South Carolina has been the hub of regional industry for processing grains and timber. In 1865 it was the scene of one of the last battles of the Civil War. And in 1860 it was the hallowed grounds of one of South Carolina’s saddest tragedies.
Flatboat history:
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Individuals in order of mention:
Robert English
Samual Boykin
Israel Mathis
Quincey A. Fillmore
Edward E. Potter
James Fowler Presley
William Alexander McQueen
Joseph Thomas Wilson
54th Massachusetts
James P. Johnson
E.L. Stevens
Burrell H. Boykin
Confederate Home Guard
William T. Sherman
W. H. Garland
Ralph Leland Goodrich
Alexander Leslie McCandless
Amelia A. Alexander
A. H. Boykin
Samual Young
Mary Ann Young
Hollie Young
Names of persons drowned,
Miss Sarah Howell, from Camden;
Miss Celina Crosby, from Camden;
Miss Mary Hinson, from Camden;
Miss Louisa S nettles, from Camden;
Miss Elizabeth McKagan, from Camden;
Miss Margaret McCown, from Camden;
Miss Louisa McCown, from Camden;
Miss Amelia Alexander, from Camden;
Miss Alice Robinson, from Camden;
Miss Jane Kelly, from Boykin
Two daughters and one son of Mr. Samuel H Young, near Boykin;
Miss Jenkins, daughter of Mr. M.D. Jenkins, from Clarksons;
Mr. Jeremiah R. McLeod, Sumter district;
Mr. Jos. Huggins, Sumter district;
Mr. T.S.S. Richbourg, Sumter district;
Mr. Lucius R. Legrand, from Camden;
Mr. William C Legrand, from Camden;
Mr. John A. Oaks, from Camden;
Mr. William McKagen, from Camden;
Mr. B.F. Hocott, from near Camden.
And two Negroes making 24 persons in all.
Individuals Continued…
Mr. Magnet
Hiawatha
Mr. Ancrum
Location:
Boykin, Kershaw County, South Carolina
Camden, South Carolina
Boykin Mill Pond
Swift Creek
Florence, SC
Sumter, SC
Georgetown, SC
Sumter Hospital
Owego, NY
Summerville
Dinkin’s Mill
Fernandina, Florida
Pine Grove Acadamy
New York City
Wilmington, North Carolina
Philadelphia
Delaware
Baltimore
Susquehanna
Washington DC
Richmond
Petersburg
New Jersey
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina College
Kirkwood
Camden Depot
South Carolina Railroad Company
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