This day in Charleston
2 entries · 1863
From Sullivan’s Island: “I have long been satisfied that the interest of the service would be greatly promoted by” a change the district commander had asked about. Inspection correspondence is where Confederate officers said what they actually thought.
Official Records, Series I, Vol. 28, Pt. 2
Skirmish near Cunningham’s Bluff. The Confederate districts west of Charleston spent the winter of 1863–64 fending off raids aimed at the Charleston and Savannah Railroad.
Official Records, Series I, Vol. 28, Pt. 1
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