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Second Battle of Fort Sumter (view source)
Revision as of 20:33, December 15, 2010
, 20:33, December 15, 2010Created page with "{{ACWbattle |name=Second Battle of Fort Sumter |image= |begin=August 17, 1863 |end=December 31, 1863 |place=City of Charleston, South Carolina |theater=Lower Seaboard Theater |ca..."
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|name=Second Battle of Fort Sumter
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|begin=August 17, 1863
|end=December 31, 1863
|place=City of Charleston, South Carolina
|theater=Lower Seaboard Theater
|campaign=Operations against Defenses of Charleston
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Morris Island Batteries
|combatants2=Fort Sumter Garrison
|commanders1=[[Quincy Gillmore]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]<br/>General, CSA
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Federal batteries erected on Morris Island opened fire on August 17 and continued their bombardment of Fort Sumter and the Charleston defenses until August 23. Despite a severe pounding, Fort Sumter's garrison held out. Siege operations continued against Fort Wagner on Morris Island. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Defenses of Charleston}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1863}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]
|name=Second Battle of Fort Sumter
|image=
|begin=August 17, 1863
|end=December 31, 1863
|place=City of Charleston, South Carolina
|theater=Lower Seaboard Theater
|campaign=Operations against Defenses of Charleston
|result=Inconclusive
|combatants1=Morris Island Batteries
|combatants2=Fort Sumter Garrison
|commanders1=[[Quincy Gillmore]]<br/>Major General, USA
|commanders2=[[P.G.T. Beauregard]]<br/>General, CSA
|strength1=
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|casualties1=
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}}
Federal batteries erected on Morris Island opened fire on August 17 and continued their bombardment of Fort Sumter and the Charleston defenses until August 23. Despite a severe pounding, Fort Sumter's garrison held out. Siege operations continued against Fort Wagner on Morris Island. (''NPS summary'')
{{Template:Campaignbox Defenses of Charleston}}
{{Template:ACW Battles of 1863}}
[[Category:American Civil War Battles]]