Today is the 150th anniversary of the loss of the Confederate submarine, H.L. Hunley.
Remembering the Men of the H.L. Hunley
Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth
“Levin’s study is the first of its kind to blueprint and then debunk the mythology of enslaved African Americans who allegedly served voluntarily in behalf of the Confederacy.”–Journal of Southern History
Magnolia Cemetery is worth a visit. In north charleston . Beautiful setting. Part of former rice plantation. Among other notable people, William Rhett. Bitter man . Requested that his tomb stone be blank, which it is. His wife’s tombstone is labeled ” wife of William Rhett”
I recommend to all the TNT film from 1999 ‘The Hunley’. Despite some flaws I still find it very moving and well made for television.
Chris
Thanks Andy. I just shared your answer with The Immigrants’ Civil War facebook community, where it was the hot question of the day! BTW, I loved the section you worked on in the Civil War Monitor on the Hunley.
BTW, I loved the section you worked on in the Civil War Monitor on the Hunley.
I second that. Well done.
Thanks very much, folks.
I think I was incorrect — it looks like all three crews are in the same spot:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66248896@N06/6035113378/
Pat, all the crews are buried at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston.
The five men who died in the first sinking were initially buried in a local graveyard that was lost and built over in the 1940s with the construction of the football stadium at the Citadel. These graves were discovered in 1999 (along with others), and the men were re-interred at Magnolia in 2000. The second crew of eight men, including Horace L. Hunley, were buried at Magnolia in early November, 1863. The last, eight-man crew of the boat was interred at Magnolia in April 2004. I think the three crews are all in different plots.
Do you know where the crewmen lost in the original test cruises were buried?