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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 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.
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 Battle of James Island was a minor engagement on November 14, 1782, just outside Charleston, South Carolina, between American and British forces.British troops were on the move attempting to evacuate most of the Americans. [1]
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 .
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 district includes the summer homes of several leading James Island planters, the site of the American Civil War Battle of Secessionville, the unmarked grave of over 300 Union soldiers, and the remains of Fort Lamar, constructed about 1862. The houses include one Victorian and two antebellum Greek Revival residences. [2] [3]
First Sub-Division "James Island" Col Charles H. Simonton until 10 July BG Johnson Hagood. Secessionville 25th South Carolina Infantry: Ltc John G. Presley; 20th South Carolina Infantry (7 companies): Ltc Olin M. Dantzler; 1st South Carolina Light Battery: Cpt Francis D. Blake; Clark House