Otter Island 45th PA Regiment Hospital Cemetery
Colleton County, South Carolina, USA
The area remained abandoned again until Oct 1863, when elements of the 1st NY Engineers Regiment erected and maintained a signal tower to relay messages up and down the coast. Review of their unit history reveals no deaths on Otter Island. An Army General Hospital was established at Hilton Head Island to treat their ill and injured.
In 1986, Dr. Harvey S. Teal visited the uninhabited island and discovered the graves with a metal detector. As of 2013, the graves have not been relocated to a National Cemetery.
The cemetery has no markers, no deed, and public access is limited to day use permits using a boat. Beware of hunting seasons and wear hunter's orange.
The area remained abandoned again until Oct 1863, when elements of the 1st NY Engineers Regiment erected and maintained a signal tower to relay messages up and down the coast. Review of their unit history reveals no deaths on Otter Island. An Army General Hospital was established at Hilton Head Island to treat their ill and injured.
In 1986, Dr. Harvey S. Teal visited the uninhabited island and discovered the graves with a metal detector. As of 2013, the graves have not been relocated to a National Cemetery.
The cemetery has no markers, no deed, and public access is limited to day use permits using a boat. Beware of hunting seasons and wear hunter's orange.
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- Added: 28 Dec 2016
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2630943
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