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Second Battle of Charleston Harbor order of battle: Confederate

Second Battle of Charleston Harbor order of battle: Confederate

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The following Confederate Army units and commanders fought in the Siege of Charleston Harbor of the American Civil War. The Union order of battle is listed separately.

The following lists contain the commanders and units[1] involved in the operations against Charleston Harbor from July to September 1863. The first phase from July 10–18 includes the initial engagements at First Fort Wagner, Grimball's Landing and Second Fort Wagner. The second phase from July 19-September 8 includes siege operations against Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

Other

  • w = wounded
  • mw = mortally wounded
  • k =killed
  • c = captured

Initial Engagements (July 10–18, 1863)

Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida

Gen Pierre G. T. Beauregard

First District

BG Roswell S. Ripley

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Siege Operations (July 19-September 8, 1863)

Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida

Gen Pierre G. T. Beauregard[6]

First District

BG Roswell S. Ripley

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Morris Island Commanders (July 9-September 7)

The commanders of Morris Island, scene of the majority of fighting, proved to be ever fluctuating. The following is a list and dates of the officers who commanded Morris Island during the campaign.

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See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Multiple commander names indicate command succession of command during the battle or the campaign.
  2. [2]
    3rd Battalion, South Carolina Light Artillery
  3. [3]
    15th Battalion, South Carolina Heavy Artillery
  4. [4]
    Wise p. 233
  5. [5]
    Wise p. 233
  6. [6]
    Order of battle as it appeared in September (Wise p.243)

References

  • Eicher, John H., & Eicher, David J., Civil War High Commands. Stanford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8047-3641-3.
  • Wise, Stephen R., Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. Columbia, South Carolina: University of South Carolina Press, 1994.
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