Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield

Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A marker beside South Carolina Highway 336 commemorates the Battle of Honey Hill
Nearest city	Atop and east of Honey Hill, east of Ridgeland, near Ridgeland, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°28′56″N 80°56′4″W / 32.48222°N 80.93444°WCoordinates: 32°28′56″N 80°56′4″W / 32.48222°N 80.93444°W
Area	5,629.5 acres (2,278.2 ha)
Built	1864
NRHP Reference #	04000655[1]
Added to NRHP	July 3, 2004

Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield is a historic battlefield site located near Ridgeland, Jasper County, South Carolina. The boundary encompasses the site of the American Civil War Battle of Honey Hill, November 30, 1864, as well as the Federal enclave on Boyd’s Neck and other related areas of the Honey Hill campaign, November 29, 1864 to January 11, 1865. The Battle of Honey Hill was one of the three largest Civil War battles fought in South Carolina, and was one of the most notable Civil War engagements involving African American troops. The site includes the largely intact 1864 road network and extensive American Civil War earthworks.^[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. James B. Legg (February 2004). "Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "Honey Hill-Boyd's Neck Battlefield, Jasper County (Address Restricted)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)