The following references pertain to the Black Swamp Cemetery and its environs:

1. L.S. Rowland, A. Moore and G.C. Rigers, Jr., The History of Beaufort County, South Carolina, Volume 1, 1514-1861, University of South Carolina Press, 1996, ISBN 1-57003-090-1. Hampton County was originally part of Beaufort County, and this excellent book covers the Garnett area in Chapter 16, Upper St. Peter's Parish. It contains a picture of the Black Swamp Cemetery on page 303.
2. J.G. Barrett, Sherman's March Through the Carolinas, The University of North Carolina Press, 1956, ISBN 0-8078-4566-3. The Sister's Ferry/Garnett area is covered in pages 40-48.
3. T.O. Lawton, Jr., Upper St. Peter's Parish and Environs, 2001. This privately-published book covers the history of the Robertville-Lawtonville area, including several members of the Lawton family who are buried in the Black Swamp Cemetery. It is available at the Beaufort Public Library.

Please suggest additional references to Bill Riley.