1863The lines
They mean to stay
“Appearances on Morris Island would appear to indicate permanent occupation by the enemy rather than immediate operations.” Every high sand-hill on the south end was entrenched, and Battery Wagner was being extended southwest with four guns mounted bearing on Fort Sumter. The island the Confederates had held for two years was being turned around against them.
Journal of Operations in Charleston Harbor, OR I, 28, Pt. 1