Magnolia Cemetery; Charleston County, South Carolina

Magnolia Cemetery
Charleston County, South Carolina
est. 1849

Magnolia Cemetery's 128 acres on the banks of the Cooper River were once a
19th century rice plantation. Buried here are around 35,000 people.
Among them are 2,200 Civil War veterans (including crews of the
Confederate submarine Hunley), 5 governors, 3 U.S. senators, and 2
cabinet members.

This page includes a couple of videos of the H. L. Hunley plot,
several transcriptions and photos, and a link to information for more than
3,000 additional interments.

H. L. Hunley Crews Gravesite

Capt. Horace L. Hunley Aged 39 Years, of Louisiana A native of Tennessee who lost his life in the Service of his country on the 15th of Oct 1863.	First Crew of the H. L. Hunley Died August 29, 1863 Absolum Williams John Kelly Frank Doyle Nicholas Davis Michael Cane

Final H. L. Hunley Crew Died Feb 17, 1864 Lieut. George E. Dixon, CSA Sea. Arnold Becker, CSN QM C. Lumpkin, CSN Sea. Frank G. Collins, CSN Corp. J. F. Carlsen, CSA Pvt. J. Miller, CSA James A. Wicks, CSN QM Joseph F. Ridgaway, CSN	Here Rests the Crew of the Confederate Submarine Hunley. Died on October 15, 1863 when making a practice dive in the harbor. Horace L. Hunley Robert Brockbank Joseph Patterson Thomas W. Park Charles McHugh Henry Beard John Marshall Charles L. Sprague

In Memory of
Andrew McDowall
Born in Scotland January _th, 1790
Died October ?4th, 1866

In Memory of
Caroline McDowall Wragg
Wife of Doct. John A. Wragg

In Memory of
Pamela McD. Wragg
Born October 10th, 1870
Died June 22nd, 1872

Blessed are the Dead who Die in the Lord. To Our Son Charles F. Jones Nov 25, 1849 - Nov 10, 1897
	Jacob Birt Died Dec 12, 1876 Aged 65 Years Ann Elizabeth Beloved Wife of Jacob Birt Died May 18, 1898 Aged 60 Years


In Memory of Eliza Barnwell Heyward Daughter of Daniel Heyward and Mrs. Annie Heyward Born 29th September 1849 Died 12th July 1871	Frances Campbell Heyward Dec 23, 1869 Dec 10, 1948
Esse Quam Videri Ellen, Beloved Wife of Thomas Turner Formerly of Hyde, Cheshire, and Mossley, Lancashire, England September 22nd, 1898

	W. A. Gammell Born July 1843 Entered into Rest June 1889 "Till the Day Break, and the Shadows Lift Away." Marie H. Gammell Born October 1843 Entered into Rest July 1901 "With Patience, then, Thy Course of Duty Run, God Never Does, Nor Suffers to be Done, But that which You would Do if You could See, The End of All Events as Well as He."
Rosalie Raymond Infant Daughter of B. L. et R. R. White Born January 27th, 1882 Died September 5th, 1882	Raymond [White?] July 7, 1883 April 20, 1899 "And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flower she most did love, She knew she should find him safe again, In the fields of light above."

You will find more photos from Magnolia Cemetery below. You might also
want to visit FindAGrave for information on more than 3,000
additional burials.



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