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St. Helena's Church Cemetery
St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 505 Church Street; Beaufort, South Carolina; Oldest marked grave is 1724.
Buried in the churchyard are two British officers, killed in the battle of Port Royal at Gray’s Hill during the American Revolution (February 1779); Also buried in the churchyard are two Confederate generals. Best known is Lieutenant General Richard Heron “Fightin’ Dick” Anderson (1821-1879). The other is Brigadier General Stephen Elliott, Jr. (1830-1866). During the Civil War, Union Forces seized the church and used it as a hospital. Flat gravestones were actually used as operating tables.
St. Helena's Church Cemetery
St. Helena's Episcopal Church, 505 Church Street; Beaufort, South Carolina; Oldest marked grave is 1724.
Buried in the churchyard are two British officers, killed in the battle of Port Royal at Gray’s Hill during the American Revolution (February 1779); Also buried in the churchyard are two Confederate generals. Best known is Lieutenant General Richard Heron “Fightin’ Dick” Anderson (1821-1879). The other is Brigadier General Stephen Elliott, Jr. (1830-1866). During the Civil War, Union Forces seized the church and used it as a hospital. Flat gravestones were actually used as operating tables.