The boundaries of the land designated as ‘Soldiers Ground’ is a bit vague I think. The plantation here had already been used for a burial ground before the US Civil War. This spot, in 1861, became a southern military cemetery due to the large demand for land.

The last war time burial was in 1865. After the civil war ended burials continued and spread across the Magnolia Umbra Plantation. In the war time grounds there are a total of 644 known plots. Mostly infantry privates from South Carolina, a few from surrounding states.

All the land here now is owned by Magnolia Cemetery Trust, a non-profit.