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The Defenses of James Island: May 1864 - Part 1, the East Lines

The Defenses of James Island: May 1864 - Part 1, the East Lines #CharlestonSiege150

Earlier this season, I provided a summary from an inspection of Confederate defenses on Sullivan’s Island.  Balancing that is a report, also by Major George Upshur Mayo, on the defenses of James Island, posted 150 years ago today (May 25).  James Island remained a “hot spot” due to its proximity to Federal garrisons.  Compared to Sullivan’s Island, its batteries faced different threats – not…

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Battery Haskell or Haskall or Haskal?

Battery Haskell or Haskall or Haskal? #CharlestonSiege150 #CivilWar

Daily Observations from the Civil War is another “must subscribe to” blog I recommend.  The “writing” on that blog pulls from several contemporary sources, offering daily views of the war as things occurred 150 years ago.  One of the sources has been Conrad Wise Chapman – not his writings, but his series of paintings depicting scenes around Charleston, South Carolina.  I’m no art historian-type. …

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