Lower Seaboard Theater Of The American Civil War timeline
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First Battle of Fort Sumter
On April 11, Beauregard sent three aides, Colonel James Chesnut, Jr., Captain Stephen D. Lee, and Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm to demand the surrender... Read more
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Battle of Santa Rosa Island - Confederate Forces Attempt to Capture Fort Pickens
The Battle of Santa Rosa Island (October 9, 1861) was an unsuccessful Confederate attempt to take Union held Fort Pickens on Santa Rosa Island,... Read more
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Battle of Fort Pulaski
The defining events of Fort Pulaski occurred during the American Civil War. In April of 1862, Union troops directed rifled cannon fire at the fort... Read more
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Union Navy Fleet Attacks Confederate Forts at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Phillip
The Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip (April 18–28, 1862) in the American Civil War was the decisive battle for possession of New Orleans. The... Read more
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Capture of New Orleans
At noon on April 25, Farragut anchored in front of New Orleans; Forts Jackson and St. Philip, isolated and continuously bombarded by the mortar... Read more
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Battle of Secessionsville - Union Forces Fail to Capture Charleston, SC
The Battle of Secessionville (or the Battle of James Island) on June 16, 1862, was the defeat of the only Union attempt to capture Charleston,... Read more
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Battle of Simmon's Bluff
Other Names: None Location: City of Charleston Campaign: Operations against Charleston (June 1862) Date(s): June 21, 1862 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Tampa - Lieutenant A.J. Drake Demands Confederate Surrender
The Battle of Tampa was a minor engagement of the American Civil War fought June 30 – July 1, 1862, between the United States Navy and a... Read more
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Battle of Baton Rouge - Confederates Attempt to Recapture Capital City
Description: In an attempt to regain control of the state, Confederates wished to recapture the capital at Baton Rouge. Maj. Gen. John C.... Read more
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First Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Operations against Baton Rouge (1862) Date(s): August 9, 1862 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Saint John's Bluff
Other Names: None Location: Duval County Campaign: Expedition to St. John’ s Bluff (1862) Date(s): October 1-3, 1862 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Georgia Landing
Other Names: Labadieville, Texana Location: Lafourche Parish Campaign: Operations in LaFourche District (1862) Date(s): October 27,... Read more
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Battle of Kock's Plantation
Other Names: Cox’s Plantation Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor's Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): November 28,... Read more
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First Battle of Fort McAllister
Other Names: None Location: Bryan County Campaign: Naval Attacks on Fort McAllister (1863) Date(s): March 3, 1863 Principal Commanders:... Read more
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First Battle of Charleston Harbor
The First Battle of Charleston Harbor was an engagement near Charleston, South Carolina that took place April 7 1863, during the American Civil... Read more
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Battle of Fort Bisland
Other Names: Battery Gregg, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Fort Sumter Location: Charleston County Campaign: Operations against Defenses of... Read more
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Battle of Irish Bend
Other Names: Second Assault, Morris Island Location: City of Charleston Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more
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Battle of Vermillion Bayou
Other Names: None Location: Lafayette Parish Campaign: Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): April 17, 1863 Principal... Read more
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Battle of Plains Store - Union Victory near Baton Rouge
Description: Early in the morning of May 21, 1863, Maj. Gen. Christopher C. Augur’s Union division advanced from Baton Rouge toward the... Read more
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Last Confederate Stronghold on Mississippi Surrenders at the Siege of Port Hudson
The Siege of Port Hudson occurred from May 21 to July 9, 1863, when Union Army troops assaulted and then surrounded the Mississippi River town of... Read more
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Second Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): June 28, 1863 Principal... Read more
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First Battle of Fort Wagner
Description: On July 10, Union artillery on Folly Island together with Rear Adm. John Dahlgren’s fleet of ironclads opened fire on Confederate... Read more
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Battle of Grimball's Landing
Other Names: Secessionville, James Island Location: City of Charleston and James Island Campaign: Operations against Defenses of Charleston... Read more
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Second Battle of Fort Wagner
Description:After the July 11 assault on Fort Wagner failed, Gillmore reinforced his beachhead on Morris Island. At dusk July 18, Gillmore launched... Read more
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Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
Description: During the night of September 6-7, Confederate forces evacuated Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg pressured by advancing Federal... Read more