This day in Charleston
2 entries · 1863–1864
A Federal expedition to Barnwell’s Island. Even at the height of the Morris Island siege the small war in the creeks went on, and the Confederate districts west of Charleston had to keep men in place against raids they could not predict.
Official Records, Series I, Vol. 28, Pt. 1
Fifty-two Parrott shells and sixty-four mortar shells during the night; two enslaved laborers wounded, one severely. Firing in the morning from the 10-inch Parrott at the middle battery and two 8-inch Parrotts at Gregg.
Fort Sumter post returns, OR I, 35, Pt. 1
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