Secessionville Assault On Charleston

Charleston, South Carolina was regarded by Union troops as the "Seat of the Secession" and this is a detailed account of the Northern attempt in 1862 to capture the city and avenge Fort Sumter.

Patrick Brennan, a graduate of Loyola University, is a nationally known music producer and compose. Active in the advertising industry, he is the owner of two Chicago-based businesses, Hubbard Street Productions and Hubbard Street Studios. A lifelong student of the Civil War, Brennan and his wife Sheila reside in Skokie, Illinois, with their daughter Dylan, who was born on June 16, the anniversary of the Battle of Secessionville.

Acknowledgements

i

(4)

Introduction

v

(5)

John Peterson

Prologue

x

Chapter 1 A Change in the Weather

1

(28)

Chapter 2 The Island and the Railroad

29

(24)

Chapter 3 Yankees Come to James Island

53

(22)

Chapter 4 First Blood

75

(18)

Chapter 5 Sparring

93

(32)

Chapter 6 Prelude

125

(32)

Chapter 7 Positions, Places

157

(38)

Chapter 8 Fields of Fire

195

(46)

Chapter 9 A Disturbance There to Quell

241

(28)

Chapter 10 After-Action

269

(18)

Chapter 11 Exit

287

(22)

Epilogue

309

(5)

Order of Battle

314

(3)

Notes

317

(51)

Bibliography

368

(8)

Index

376

(14)

Interview

390

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