Confederate defense of Charleston, South Carolina.

• Main Author: Stone, Howard L., III
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Fort Leavenworth, KS : US Army Command and General Staff College 1992
• Subjects: Civil War; 1861-1865; Charleston; South Carolina; Confederate Army; Defensive operations; Military operations; Blockades; Fort Sumter; Fort Moultrie; Naval warfare; Mine warfare; Harbor defense; Ironclads; Fortifications; Morris Island
• Online Access: http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p4013coll2/id/1297

This study investigates the defense of Charleston, South Carolina, during the American Civil War. Charleston, during this period, is unique because of the diversified nature the military operations that took place there. Combat took place both on land and on water involving fortifications, ironclads...