Chapter 7: the siege of Charleston to the close of 1863.--operations in Missouri, Arkansas, and Texas.
- Preparations for besieging Charleston, 198. -- capture of the Atlanta, 199. -- plan for the capture of Charleston, 200. -- fortifications on Folly Island, 201. -- the Nationals on Morris Island, 202. -- battle on James's Island, 203. -- assault on Fort Wagner, 204. -- repulse of the Nationals at Fort Wagner, 205. -- Fort Wagner besieged, 206. -- bombardment of Fort Wagner -- the “Swamp angel,” 207. -- Charleston under fire, 208. -- assault on Fort Wagner, 209. -- attack on Fort Sumter, and a repulse, 210. -- events West of the Mississippi, 211. -- events in Missouri and Arkansas, 212. -- Marmaduke's raid into Missouri, 213. -- battle at Honey Springs, 214. -- massacre at Lawrence, 215. -- capture of little Rock, 216. -- operations in the Indian country, 217. -- Shelby's raid into Missouri, 218. -- advance of Taylor in Louisiana, 219. -- events near Donaldsonville, 220. -- expedition to Sabine Pass, 221. -- Nationals repulsed at Sabine Pass -- expedition to the Rio Grande, 223. -- possession of the Texan harbors, 224. -- War with the Sioux Indians, 225.
There was comparative quiet along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia for some time after the attack of the iron-clad squadron on Fort Sumter. Dupont kept a careful watch over the movements of the Confederates, especially those on Morris Island. He had been instructed not to allow them to erect any more fortifications on that strip of land, for it had been determined to seize it, and begin a regular and systematic siege of Charleston by troops and ships. General Hunter was relieved of the command of the Department of the South, and General Q. A. Gillmore, who captured Fort Pulaski the year before,1 was assigned to it.
June 2, 1863. |