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The Battle of Grimball's Landing took place in James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was a part of the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston.
On February 10, 1865, Union troops from the Northern District of the Department of the South under Brigadier General Alexander Schimmelfennig made one final expedition to James Island. Confederate Major Edward Manigault of the South Carolina Siege Train (Manigault's Battalion) commanded a small force manning rifle pits on the southern edge of ...
The regiment's first engagement took place during the Battle of Grimball's Landing on James Island, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863.The Union attack on James Island was intended to draw Confederate troops away from Fort Wagner in anticipation of an upcoming Union assault on the fort.
The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Charleston Harbor of the American Civil War.The Union order of battle is listed separately.. The following lists contain the commanders and units [1] involved in the operations against Charleston Harbor from July to September 1863.
The Battle of Secessionville (or the First Battle of James Island) was fought on June 16, 1862, during the American Civil War. Confederate forces defeated the Union's only attempt to capture Charleston, South Carolina , by land.
The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Charleston Harbor of the American Civil War.The Confederate order of battle is listed separately.. The following lists contain the commanders and units [1] involved in the operations against Charleston Harbor from July to September 1863 which included the major engagements of First Fort Wagner, Grimball's Landing, Second Fort ...
Confederate Department of North Carolina, Union garrison 100 total [20] April 7: Charleston Harbor I, South Carolina Confederate garrison of Fort Sumter, Union South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Confederate 14, Union 22 [21] April 10: Franklin I, Tennessee Confederate and Union cavalry Confederate 137, Union 100 [22] April 12 –13 Fort Bisland ...
James Island is one of South Carolina's most urban Sea Islands; nearly half of the island sits within Charleston city limits. The island is separated from peninsular downtown Charleston by the Ashley River , from the mainland by Wappoo Creek and the Wappoo Cut, and from Johns Island by the Stono River .