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Aiken, William b. January 28, 1806 d. September 6, 1887
US Congressman, South Carolina Governor. He served as the Governor of South Carolina from 1844 to 1846. He was later elected to represent South Carolina's 2nd and 6th Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1851 to 1857. He was the first cousin of Confederate Officer and Congressman David Wyatt Aiken.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Beard, Smn. Henry d. October 15, 1863
Civil War Confederate Sailor. He was a seaman of the submarine "H.L. Hunley" on it's second attempt to attack the Union Blockade. Horace Hunley convinced the Confederate Navy to man the sub with a crew from Mobile who were familiar with the Hunley's operations. Hunley went straight to Mobile and to where the submarine was built, Parks and Lyons Machine Shop. He enlisted a new crew to man the vessel. Thomas Parks was the shop's co-owners' son but it is believed the other crewmen, also thought to...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Beard Jr., Robin Leo b. August 21, 1939 d. June 17, 2007
US Congressman. Elected to represent Tennessee's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1973 to 1983. He was succeeded in Congress by Al Gore. A Republican, he also ran as a Candidate for United States Senator from Tennessee in 1982, and served as NATO's Assistant Secretary-General. He died from complications from a malignant brain tumor. (Bio by: K)
French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Becker, Smn. Arnold d. February 17, 1864
Civil War Figure, Crewmember of the HL Hunley submarine. It is believed that, when the War began, Seaman Becker may have been working on a riverboat, on the Mississippi River, purchased by the Confederate government. The riverboat was re-fitted for battle and re-named the CSS General Polk. That seems to be a likely port of entry for Becker into that conflict. On October 19, 1861, Becker joined the Confederate States Navy. He was then assigned to the CSS Chicora, a gunboat in attacks against...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Bennett, John b. May 17, 1865 d. December 28, 1956
Author and Illustrator. He wrote such books as 'Master Skylark', Barnaby Lee', 'Treasure of Peyre Gaillard', and 'Madame Margot.' (Bio by: Laurie)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Plot: Greenhill Section
Bennett Jr., Thomas b. August 14, 1781 d. January 30, 1865
Governor of South Carolina from 1820 to 1822. Bennett received his education at the College of Charleston and was variously employed as a banker and architect before he became Mayor of that city. Elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives three times (1804 to 1806, 1808 to 1810, 1812 to 1818) as a Democratic-Republican, he served as Speaker from 1814 to 1818. He was gained a seat in the State Senate in 1819, and was elected Governor by the South Carolina General Assembly in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Tom & Christy Sorters Harrison and Tracy Harrison)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Bounetheau, Henry Brintell b. December 14, 1797 d. January 31, 1877
Painter. Became known as painter of miniature portraits. He painted subjects including Charles C. Pinckney, Nathanael Greene, William Ravenel, and Charles A. Pringle. (Bio by: Laurie)
French Protestant Huguenot Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Bowen, Christopher Columbus b. January 5, 1832 d. June 23, 1880
US Congressman. Christopher Columbus Bowen, a Representative from South Carolina, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, January 5, 1832. He attended public schools there and moved to Georgia in 1850. After relocating to Georgia he engaged in agricultural pursuits and also studied law to which he was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Charleston, S.C. During the Civil War Bowen enlisted in the Confederate Army and served as a captain in the Coast Guard. After the War he...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Saint Lawrence Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Brawley, William Huggins b. May 13, 1841 d. November 15, 1916
US Congressman. During the Civil War he served as a Private in Company F, 6th South Carolina Infantry, and was severely wounded at the May 30, 1862 Battle of Seven Pines, losing an arm. He was elected as a Democrat to represent South Carolina's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1891 until his resignation in 1894.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Brookbank, Smn. Robert d. October 15, 1863
Civil War Figure. Seaman of the submarine H.L. Hunley on it's second attempt to attack the Union Blockade. Horace Hunley convinced the Confederate Navy to man the sub with a crew from Mobile who were familiar with the Hunley's operations. Hunley went straight to Mobile and to where the submarine was built, Parks and Lyons Machine Shop. He enlisted a new crew to man the vessel. Thomas Parks was the shop's co-owners' son but it is believed the other crewmen, also thought to be from Mobile...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Calhoun, John C. b. March 18, 1782 d. March 31, 1850
7th United States Vice-President, US Congressman, US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. One of the earliest and strongest proponent of secession from the Union, he fought hard to preserve slavery. He resigned his position as Vice-President and continued to lead the fight for secession. St. Philips Church has a graveyard on three sides of the church and then additional graves across the street. In order to be buried on the side of the street of the church, one must have been born in...[Read More]
Saint Philip's Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Cane, Smn. Michael d. August 29, 1863
Civil War Figure. Seaman on the submarine H.L. Hunley. The first crew of the Hunley met their fate on August 29, 1863 at Fort Johnson. The Hunley sank when the wake of a passing ship flooded the sub's open hatches, allowing only four of the crewmembers to escape, while five men perished. The five men were quietly buried at a mariner's graveyard off the bank of the Ashley River. The graveyard had been Charleston's mariners' cemetery during the war. The site was mistakenly covered over when...[Read More] (Bio by: ¥ankêêBelle)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Capers, Francis Withers b. August 8, 1819 d. January 11, 1892
College President, Civil War Confederate Militia General. He had distinguished careers in both the academic world and the military. The son of a Methodist bishop, he attended Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, before graduating from the College of Charleston in 1840 and embarking on a long career as an educator. After teaching math at his alma mater he was one of the founding professors at The South Carolina Military Academy, now known as The Citadel, in 1843. Capers taught there...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford)
Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Cassin, Como. John b. July 7, 1760 d. March 24, 1822
Commodore, United States Navy. Little is known of Cassin's early life, but what is known reveals he fought in the Revolution as early as 1777 participating in the Battle of Trenton and continuing his service with the Army until he became a First Mate as a Pennsylvania Privateer on board the "Mayflower" on June 27, 1782. After the Revolution Cassin became a merchant seaman, twice being shipwrecked. Cassin developed a warm personal friendship with George Washington during and after the...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Saint Marys Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Cheves, Langdon b. September 17, 1776 d. June 26, 1857
US Congressman, Speaker of the House and President of the Bank of the United States. Cheves was born in the upstate of South Carolina, then Indian territory. His mother died while still very young and he was raised by his aunt, who would later be killed by Indians. His father was thought to be a loyalist and left South Carolina during the Revolution. When Cheves was ten years old the family moved to Charleston where he began work as a clerk for a local merchant. After some private study he...[Read More] (Bio by: John Schneider)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Clark, Mark Wayne b. May 1, 1896 d. April 17, 1984
United States Army General. He was the son of a career infantry officer and was born in Madison Barracks, New York. Mark Wayne Clark grew up in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, near Fort Sheridan where is father was stationed. His aunt, Zettie Marshall, used her influence to secure his appointment to the U.S. Military Academy. He was often sickly causing hospitalization which set him behind his classmates. Nevertheless, even though a poor scholar, he managed to graduate 110th in a class...[Read More] (Bio by: Donald Greyfield)
The Citadel, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Plot: The Citadel campus, near Mark Clark Hall and the Carillon Tower
Clark, Septima Poinsette b. May 3, 1898 d. December 15, 1987
Social Reformer. Notable Civil Rights Activist and Educator.
Old Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Cleveland, Jesse Franklin b. 1804 d. 1841
US Congressman. Elected to represent Georgia at-large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1835 to 1839.
Saint Michaels Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Collins, Smn. Frank G. b. 1837 d. February 17, 1864
Civil War Confederate Sailor. As a Seaman, he was one of 8 members of the "H.L. Hunley", the Confederate submarine that was the first submarine in history to sink an enemy ship. On February 17, 1864, the crewmen of the Hunley successfully sank the Union warship "USS Housatonic", but were never heard from after that. The 8 men were buried in Magnolia Cemetery on April 17, 2004 after the "Hunley" was raised. It is still uncertain why the Hunley sank. Collins was from Virginia. (Bio by: Heather from VA)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
Conner, James b. September 1, 1829 d. June 26, 1883
Civil War Confederate Brigadier General. Born in Charleston, he was one of the best officers that South Carolina furnished the Confederacy. He was a graduate of South Carolina College, and became a distinguished lawyer and a United States district attorney before the outbreak of the Civil War. Serving as Captain of the Montgomery Guards, a local militia company, he participated in the bombardment of Fort Sumter. He entered Confederate service in May 1861 keeping his captaincy while leading the...[Read More] (Bio by: Ugaalltheway)
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA

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