Gunboats, muskets, and torpedoes : coastal South Carolina, 1861-1865 / Michael G. Laramie.
| Author/creator | Laramie, Michael G. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Yardley, Pennsylvania : Westholme Publishing, [2022] |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | xii, 383 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A Confederate coast -- The Port Royal expedition -- An imperiled coast -- Establishing the blockade -- The battle of Secessionville -- The return of Beauregard -- The Charleston flotilla -- The charge of the Iron Fleet -- Morris Island -- The first battle of Fort Wagner -- The second battle of Fort Wagner -- The siege -- The bombardment of Fort Sumter -- The fall of Morris Island -- The storming of Fort Sumter -- The torpedo ram -- The blockade -- Closing the ring -- The first iron coffin -- Stalemate -- Foster's campaign -- The last days of the blockade -- The road to Honey Hill -- A Union coast. |
| Abstract | "From the surrender of Fort Sumter to the evacuation of Charleston, Gunboats, Muskets, and Torpedoes: Coastal South Carolina, 1861-1865 details the contest for the South Carolina coastline during the American Civil War. While the southern shoreline of the state would be dominated by Union amphibious raids to cut the Savannah-Charleston railroad and the establishment of a Union army and navy facility at Port Royal, the contest for coastal South Carolina burned the brightest at Charleston."--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 1594163952 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781594163951 hardcover |