Battery White

South Carolina

Belle Isle Yacht Club
1142 Belle Isle Road
Georgetown, SC 29440
United States

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Battery White, a Confederate earthwork constructed in 1862 under the direction of Gen. John C. Pemberton, commander of the Departments of South Carolina and Georgia, was built on Mayrant's Bluff to defend the entrance to Winyah Bay and the Sampit River.

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