The National Park Service has announced the addition of seven new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research related to the period of Reconstruction.
One of the sites is in South Carolina. Located near Ridgeland, S.C., the Honey Hill Battlefield Park preserves the site of one of the one of the largest Civil War battles in South Carolina. Participants included a substantial number of Black soldiers from the Lowcountry, who in some cases were fighting against Confederates from the region who had enslaved them prior to the war.
The Reconstruction Era (1861-1900) is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood
periods in American History and includes stories of freedom, education and self-determination.
“These new sites in the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network remind us all of the national scope of Reconstruction” Park Superintendent Laura Waller, said in a news release. “They stretch both the geographic and chronological boundaries of Reconstruction, and we’re excited that these communities will be able to engage with the history and legacy of Reconstruction.”
For more information about the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, visit www.nps.gov For more information about Reconstruction Era National Historical Park, visit www.nps.gov/reer
