The May 6th Orangeburg (SC) Times and Democrat reports that the Olin M. Dantzler Camp 73 of the South Carolina Division SCV will be holding their annual Confederate Memorial Day Observance at 2 PM, Saturday, May 9th at Memorial Plaza in Orangeburg.
Camp Commander Jim Wyrosock said, "These men from Orangeburg sacrificed their lives for the ideals of defending their homeland. No matter what your persuasion about the war, it is indisputable that men died and we are admonished by our spirit and awareness, 'Greater love hath no man than this, that he would lay down his life for another.' The common South Carolina soldier fought for the same reason soldiers fight today-defense of home."
During the Civil War, Sherman's right wing was temporarily stopped where Edisto Gardens now stand. Sherman later established temporary headquarters in Orangeburg and burned the courthouse and other buildings.
The Edisto Memorial Gardens started in the 1920s when five acres of land was planted with azaleas. today, it honors veterans of America's wars and contains fifty beds of roses. During the Civil War, a force of fewer than 600 Confederates temporarily halted Sherman's force until outflanked by a larger Union force and withdrew.
An Honor to Honor. --Old B-R
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
