Listen "Ep 13 War⚔️& Tragedy😥at Boykin, South Carolina🦆"
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Send us a textSPECIAL 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:https://peoplesriverhistory.us/blog/history-of-flatboating-and-a-charming-educational-film/Individuals in order of mention:Robert EnglishSamual BoykinIsrael MathisQuincey A. FillmoreEdward E. PotterJames Fowler PresleyWilliam Alexander McQueenJoseph Thomas Wilson54th Massachusetts James P. JohnsonE.L. StevensBurrell H. BoykinConfederate Home GuardWilliam T. ShermanW. H. GarlandRalph Leland GoodrichAlexander Leslie McCandlessAmelia A. AlexanderA. H. BoykinSamual YoungMary Ann YoungHollie YoungNames 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. MagnetHiawathaMr. AncrumLocation:Boykin, Kershaw County, South CarolinaCamden, South CarolinaBoykin Mill PondSwift CreekFlorence, SCSumter, SCGeorgetown, SCSumter HospitalOwego, NYSummervilleDinkin’s MillFernandina, FloridaPine Grove AcadamyNew York CityWilmington, North CarolinaPhiladelphia Delaware Baltimore Susquehanna Washington DCRichmondPetersburgNew JerseyCharleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina CollegeKirkwoodCamden DepotSouth Carolina Railroad CompanySupport the show🕵️♂️ Find me at https://www.FamilyHistoryDrama.com📧 Email me at [email protected]🐦 Tweet the Podcast @FamilyHistoryFMGenerational Healing Through Family HistoryMemories Are Passed Through DNA From Your Grandparents, Say Scientistshttps://www.buzzworthy.com/memories-dna-grandparents/Sound Credits: https://freesound.org INSTAGRAM:@[email protected]