Black plaque № 58080

Cayce, United States

These earthworks were constructed in early 1865 and were the site of brisk fighting between the Union XV Corps and Confederate forces on Feb. 15, 1865. Approximately 750 enslaved and free African Americans who were impressed into Confederate service were responsible for building much of the defensiv

e line, which ran from Congaree Creek to the Saluda Factory four miles north. The Confederate Congress approved legislation authorizing impressment of black laborers in March 1863 because slaveholders

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