by the Rivers Bridge State Historic Site. Battlefield condition Earthworks used by the Confederate defenders are preserved at the historic site. A portion of the bluff overlooking the river (upon which several Confederate earthworks were located) was significantly altered by the operations of a logging railroad that paralleled the Salkehatchie River during the late 19th century. Notes References National Park Service battle description The Battle for the Salkehatchie These Honored Dead: The Battle of Rivers Bridge and Civil War Combat Casualties, a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan CWSAC Report Update 1865 in the American Civil War Bamberg County, South Carolina River's Bridge Rivers' Bridge Rivers' Bridge February 1865 events Rivers' Bridge