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James Russell Soley, Professor U. S. Navy, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.1, The blockade and the cruisers (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 4: (search)
mity of which, in a deep recess, lies Georgetown. At this point the shore begins to assume the insular character which is so well defined below Charleston. From here to Fernandina it forms a series of low swampy islands, separated by narrow rivers and arms of the sea, making an intricate network of water-courses. At intervals the groups of islands are broken by large estuaries at the mouths of rivers. There are five of these between Charleston and Savannah— Stono Inlet, North Edisto, South Edisto, St. Helena, and Port Royal. Below Tybee Roads, the entrance to Savannah, the same formation continues, with six important sounds— Wassaw, Ossabaw, St. Catherine, Sapelo, Doboy, and Altamaha. Brunswick is the only town of importance in this region, with an entrance at St. Simon's Sound. From St. Simon's the line of islands and sounds continues, including St. Andrew's, Cumberland Sound at Fernandina, St. John's, and St. Augustine. Below this point, the coast of Florida consists of narr
Daniel Ammen, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 7.2, The Atlantic Coast (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), Chapter 3: strategic Reconnoissances. (search)
ing rapidly. They opened fire, but after a skirmish of half an hour retired as hastily as they had advanced. In this affair three of the sailors were wounded, and the force returned unmolested at leisure to the vessel. On the 29th, the same officer on board of the Hale, Lieutenant-Commanding Gillis, with Assistant-Surgeon Brintnall, Mate Henry Parsons, 22 men, and a boat armed with a howitzer, proceeded to destroy a battery of the enemy near the junction of the Dawho, PawPaw, and South Edisto Rivers. When the Hale was within eighteen hundred yards, the battery opened fire and continued as the bends of the river favored. One long reach had to be made under a raking fire, but the shells from the Hale had been so effective that when the vessel was making a direct course for the battery the enemy abandoned it in haste. The wood in the rear was shelled; 20 men were landed and reached the work by passing over some three hundred yards of marshy ground. Two fine 24-pounder field piec
Capt. Calvin D. Cowles , 23d U. S. Infantry, Major George B. Davis , U. S. Army, Leslie J. Perry, Joseph W. Kirkley, The Official Military Atlas of the Civil War, Index. (search)
Marches of Sherman's forces 117, 1 Morris Island, July 10-Sept. 7, 1863 26, 2; 38, 2; 44, 1, 44, 2, 44, 4 Savannah, Ga., and vicinity 133, 3 Savannah River, Feb. 6, 1862 135-B, 6 Secessionville, June 16, 1862 23, 6, 23, 7 Views of forts, batteries, etc. 1, 1-1, 3; 2, 1, 2, 3; 4, 1; 121, 1-121, 9; 122, 1-122, 11 Wright River, Feb. 6, 1862 135-B, 5 South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, Department of (C): Boundaries 164-171 South Edisto River, S. C. 135-A; 139, H3; 144, D12 South Fork Bayou Pierre, Miss. 36, 1 South Fork of Platte River, Colo. Ter. 119, 1 South Mills, N. C. 138, B11 South Mountain, Md.: Battle of, Sept. 14, 1862 27, 3 South Newport, Ga. 144, H9; 145, B11 South Platte River, Colo. Ter. 119, 1; 171 South Quay Church, Va. 93, 1 South River, Ga. 57, 1; 60, 1, 60, 2; 69, 5; 88, 1; 101, 21; 143, F2; 144, B2 South River, N. C. 40, 4; 79, 3; 86, 7; 135-A; 138
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 26. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Fragments of war history relating to the coast defence of South Carolina, 1861-‘65, and the hasty preparations for the Battle of Honey Hill, November 30, 1864. (search)
nviolate the entire coast line from the Ashley to the Savannah, from the opening to the close of the struggle in South Carolina. On November 7, 1861, a Federal fleet of seventeen ships and two hundred guns captured Port Royal—subsequently General T. W. Sherman took possession of its shores with a large army of occupation. From this commanding base the entire coast region of South Carolina, was from that day, possibly open to the army and navy of the United States; the Stono, North and South Edisto, Ashepoo, Combahee, Coosaw and Broad rivers and their tributaries, gave to the Federal forces short water lines to many vulnerable points in our exposed territory. It appeared at first that the undisputed control of the ocean, and access to these bold inland water ways gave to the Federal forces complete dominion in this region, the South having no ships for defensive service; yet despite these recognized advantages and our many disabilities, the enemy was kept at a safe distance all
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 2. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book II:—the naval war. (search)
the fleet called the South Atlantic squadron and of the army of T. W. Sherman, on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida during the first six months of 1862. In the preceding volume we gave an account of the battle secured to the Federals the possession of the entire group of the St. Helena islands. During this month, their gun-boats were employed in running into and observing the large bays of which they had taken possession—North Edisto, St. Helena Sound and its branch, South Edisto, the Coosaw, the Broad River, Warsaw and Ossabaw Sounds. The localities of North Edisto, in consequence of its contiguity to Charleston, required particular attention. Reconnaissances were likewise made in the inland channels which connect the Savannah River with the adjoining arms of the sea, in order to complete those we have mentioned above, which had revealed the existence of a navigable communication between the river and Warsaw Sound, by means of which the guns of Fort Pulaski cou
Comte de Paris, History of the Civil War in America. Vol. 4. (ed. Henry Coppee , LL.D.), Book III:—the Third winter. (search)
could not consider his presence as being simply a demonstration. The latter was obliged to reinforce the garrison on James Island, and could not send to Morris Island the troops that might have foiled the debarkation of Strong's brigade. Another demonstration ordered by Gillmore to prevent Beauregard from drawing troops from Savannah did not succeed so well. Colonel Higginson embarked on the same date with a negro regiment, the First South Carolina, on transports to ascend by the South Edisto River and the Pawpaw River as far as Jacksonboroa, where he was to cut the Savannah and Charleston Railroad. The attempt failed, like those which, to reach the same end, had previously been directed against the bridges at Coosawhatchie and Salkehatchie: the narrowness of the rivers and the distance rendered all these expeditions very perilous. Higginson was checked, repulsed, and obliged to retire, after abandoning two guns and burning one of his steamers. The greater part of Seymour's
The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Running the blockade. (search)
Running the blockade. --The South Carolina schooner Petrel, E O Murden commanding, left South Edisto on Saturday afternoon, at three o'clock; passed North Edisto at 4 o'clock, and made Stono at 5.30 P. M. The officers report that they saw in sight two men-of-war, one a large man-of-war ship and the other a bark-rigged vessel. These were seen about 20 miles to the Northeast of Charleston bar. The Petrel ran in over the bar, passing the blockaders, was brought to by a shot from Fort Sumter, when nearly abreast of Fort Johnson, and a few moments afterwards was hailed with another shot from Fort Moultrie. This occurred about 8 o' clock on Saturday evening, and no doubt gave rise to the current rumor, that a boat from the blockading vessels, in attempting a landing, had been fired at from Sumter. The Petrel anchored in the stream, off the battery yesterday morning, giving a salute as she dropped anchor. An officer on board reports the blockading vessels on Sunday morning immediate
The Daily Dispatch: December 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Affairs at the South. (search)
at our pickets, before retreating on Sunday, set fire to several house on the Island. Our city is very quiet and unconcerned, notwithstanding the very close proximity of the invaders, who, of course, will loss no time in making secure their bloodless conquest. From the Coast of South Carolina--movements of the Yankees. The steamer Gen. Church, which arrived at Charleston on Tuesday last, brings the following intelligence from the Sea Islands: On Monday last, while at South Edisto, discovered four of the enemy's fleet near be, consisting of one side wheel steamer and three propellers. They soon commenced exchanging signals, and immediately after steamed in for St. Helena Ship Bar, the side wheel boat leading. They all went rapidly up to a position near Otlet Island, and fire some shell ashore, to see it they could uncover any massed batteries, and finding none, they ventured to land in their boats. Capt Dexter, of the Clinch, says their pilots are thoroughly acq
The Daily Dispatch: may 5, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 17 (search)
to repulse them, when our men discovered a regiment of Yankee infantry advancing upon them, when, after securing several sabres, pistols, &c., made good their retreat with only one wounded man. He, an excellent young man of Gates county, Mr. Cross, received a ball in his lungs. Whether the wound is mortal or not is not known. The enemy's movements below Charleston. On Tuesday last one of the Yankee gunboats attacked a small battery, known as the Pine Grove Battery, situated on Pon Pon river, and consisting of two guns and eight men, belonging to Walter's Battery, Washington Artillery. The eight men at the guns were forced to retire by the continuous shelling to which they were exposed; when a small force of the enemy (stated to be about twenty men) landed and hastily spiked the guns and disabled the carriages as far as they could.--As they returned to their boats a body of our sharp-shooters took position on the bank below them, and fired a number of rounds, by which the h
The Daily Dispatch: February 16, 1865., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
source, that there had been skirmishing on Tuesday evening within a few miles of Columbia. Our troops abandoned Branchville last Sunday night. Wheeler, on last Friday, attacked and whipped Kilpatrick at Aiken, fifteen miles northeast of Augusta, and drove him back five miles in the direction of Branchville. The Augusta papers of last Wednesday state that, at that time, Slocum was at Windsor, ten miles east of Aiken, advancing on Augusta, his right flank being protected by the South Edisto river and his left by Kilpatrick's cavalry. Two days after this, Kilpatrick was dated by Wheeler. Slocum has with him the Fifteenth and Sixteenth corps. The Fourteenth and Twentieth corps comprise the force operating against Columbia and Charleston. This leaves one corps of Sherman's army unaccounted for. We presume it has been left at Savannah. By the latest advices through the Yankee papers, we learn that Sherman was still at his headquarters at Beaufort. Recent appointments — th
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