Battle for Broxton Bridge & H.L. Hunley Traveling Exhibit

On the southern end of Broxton Bridge Plantation, there is an old battleground, complete with all the breastworks, left over from the South's defenses on Feb. 1, 1865. The Northern army was in route from Savannah, Georgia, to Columbia, S.C., and the battles at Broxton Bridge and Rivers Bridge on the Salkehatchie River were the last big defensive efforts for the Confederates before the battle at Columbia.

Camps are open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Battle reenactments are at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6.

One-day admission: ages 5 and under, free; ages 6-17, $3; and age 18 and over, $10. Armbands will be given out at gate or RV park. There is a charge for admission whether camping or not.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be available. Parking is free.

Hosts for this event are Battery C, 32nd Georgia Artillery, and 2nd Georgia Regiment, Co. D, Burke Sharpshooters. It is sponsored by Salt-Ketchers Chapter #6 Order of Confederate Rose, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.

On Feb. 17, 1864, just outside Charleston Harbor, after sinking the Union Navy's largest ship, the H.L. Hunley vanished without a trace and left quite a mystery behind. It was not until 1995 that author and adventurer Clive Cussler found the Hunley resting on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean – intact and remarkably well preserved. After being lost at sea for 137 years, the Hunley was revealed on Aug. 8, 2000, seen for the first time in her entirety. The Hunley's recovery has turned out to be one of the most important events in the history of South Carolina, and the mystery of why she never came home that night is still being studied.