Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Whitemarsh Island” in chapter 1.9, section c.1.9.32, page 81 of Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17.:
...y were despatched over the pontoon bridges across the Savannah river to co-operate with General Wheeler in holding the enemy in check on the Carolina shore.
Upon this retreat all bridges connecting Whitemarsh Island with the main land were destroyed.
The garrisons from the Savannah-river batteries, from Fort Bartow,
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