Magnolia Cemetery is a historic

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Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

. The first board for the cemetery was assembled in 1849 with Edward C. Jones as the architect. It was dedicated in 1850; Charles Fraser delivered the dedication address. It was listed on the

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as a Historic District in 1978. The location of the cemetery had previously been a plantation known as Magnolia Umbra, the house of which was described as a newly built house with five rooms in 1820. The cemetery was constructed during 1850, on plans laid out by Edward C. Jones, and included a Gothic chapel also designed by Jones which no longer exists. The chapel, which was located near the central lake, remained under construction until early 1851. Both the chapel and the porter's lodge sustained very heavy damage during the cemetery's occupation by federal forces during the Civil War. The porter's lodge at the entrance was demolished in 1868, but the chapel continued to be used until at least 1876.

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* William Aiken, Jr. (1806–1887), US Congressman, South Carolina Governor * John Bennett (1865–1956), author and illustrator * Thomas Bennett, Jr. (1781–1865), Governor of South Carolina *

William H. Brawley William Hiram Brawley (incorrectly reported in some works as William Huggins Brawley; May 13, 1841 – November 15, 1916) was a United States representative from South Carolina and later a United States district judge of the United States Distr ...

(1841–1916), U.S. Representative from South Carolina and United States federal judge * Sallie F. Chapin (1830–1896), organized the Charleston Woman's Christian Temperance Union in 1881, the first in the state and served as first State president in 1883 *

Langdon Cheves Langdon Cheves ( September 17, 1776 – June 26, 1857) was an American politician, lawyer and businessman from South Carolina. He represented the city of Charleston in the United States House of Representatives from 1810 to 1815, where he played ...

(1776–1857), American politician and a president of the Second Bank of the United States * James Conner (general) (1829–1883), Confederate general in the

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George E. Dixon George Erasmus Dixon (1837? – February 17, 1864) was a first lieutenant in the Confederate Army in the American Civil War. He is best known as the commander of the Confederate submarine '' H.L. Hunley'' during her successful mission to sink ...

(1837–1864), Commander of the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley * Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. (1911–2001), author * William J. Grayson (1788–1863), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * Wilson Godfrey Harvey (1866–1932), Governor of South Carolina *

Daniel Elliott Huger Daniel Elliott Huger (June 28, 1779August 21, 1854) was a United States senator from South Carolina. Born on Limerick plantation, Berkeley County (near Charleston), his father was Daniel Huger, a Continental Congressman and U.S. Representativ ...

(1779–1854), US Senator from South Carolina *

Horace Lawson Hunley Horace Lawson Hunley (December 29, 1823 – October 15, 1863) was a Confederate marine engineer during the American Civil War. He developed early hand-powered submarines, the most famous of which was posthumously named for him, CSS ''H. L. Hun ...

(1823–1863), Confederate marine engineer, developer of early submarines * Micah Jenkins (1835–1864), Confederate general *

Mitchell Campbell King Mitchell Campbell King (born June 1815 in Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston m ...

(1815–1901), physician *

George Swinton Legaré George Swinton Legaré (November 11, 1869 – January 31, 1913) was an American attorney and politician from South Carolina. He was best known for his service in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 until his death. Early life ...

(1869–1913), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * Hugh S. Legaré (1797–1843), 16th U.S. Attorney General *

William Turner Logan William Turner Logan (June 21, 1874 – September 15, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from South Carolina. Born in Summerville, South Carolina, Logan attended the public schools, and was graduated from the College of Charleston, South Caroli ...

(1874–1941), U.S. Representative from South Carolina *

Andrew Gordon Magrath Andrew Gordon Magrath (February 8, 1813 – April 9, 1893) was the last Governor of South Carolina under the Confederate States of America, a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Dis ...

(1813–1893), South Carolina Governor *

Burnet Rhett Maybank Burnet Rhett Maybank (March 7, 1899September 1, 1954) was a three-term US senator, the 99th governor of South Carolina, and mayor of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first governor from Charleston since the American Civil War (1861-1865) ...

(1899–1954), US Senator, South Carolina Governor *

John Darlington Newcomer John Darlington Newcomer (August 23, 1867 — June 12, 1931) was an American architect whose practice focused on Charleston, South Carolina in the early 20th century. Life Newcomer was born on August 23, 1867, in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, t ...

(1867–1931), American architect *

Josephine Pinckney Josephine Lyons Scott Pinckney (January 25, 1895 – October 4, 1957) was a novelist and poet in the literary revival of the American South after World War I. Her first best-selling novel was the social comedy, ''Three O'clock Dinner'' (1945). ...

(1895–1957), novelist and poet *

St. Julien Ravenel St. Julien Ravenel (December 15, 1819 – March 16, 1882) was an American physician and agricultural chemist. During the American Civil War, he designed the torpedo boat CSS ''David'' that was used to attack the Union ironclad USS ''New Ironsid ...

(1819–1882), physician and chemist *

Robert Rhett Robert Barnwell Rhett (born Robert Barnwell Smith; December 21, 1800September 14, 1876) was an American politician who served as a deputy from South Carolina to the Provisional Confederate States Congress from 1861 to 1862, a member of the US H ...

(1869–1913), U.S. Representative and Senator from South Carolina * Roswell S. Ripley (1823–1887), Confederate general *

William Gilmore Simms William Gilmore Simms (April 17, 1806 – June 11, 1870) was an American writer and politician from the American South who was a "staunch defender" of slavery. A poet, novelist, and historian, his ''History of South Carolina'' served as the defin ...

(1806–1870), poet, novelist and historian * Charles Henry Simonton (1829–1904), Confederate Colonel and federal judge on 4th Circuit Court of Appeals *

Julius Waties Waring Julius Waties Waring (July 27, 1880 – January 11, 1968) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of South Carolina who played an important role in the early leg ...

(1880–1968), United States federal judge linked to the American Civil Rights Movement. * Richard Smith Whaley (1874–1951), U.S. Representative from South Carolina * British

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and Merchant Navy personnel of

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CWGC Cemetery Report, details obtained from Casualty Record.

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Image:Magnolia Cemetery Charleston.jpg, Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina Image:Wm B Smith Monument.png, Wm B Smith Monument, one of the most unusual and striking crypts at Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina Image:Unknown Confederate States Navy Markers.png, Unknown Confederate States Navy Markers Image:16 20 146 hunley.jpg, H. L. Hunley (submarine), H.L. Hunley Memorial Marker File:Magnolia Cemetery Chapel.jpg, The chapel at Magnolia Cemetery

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