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(to view a larger image of the above battle scene, click the image) |
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(to view a larger image of the above battle scene, click the image) |
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Brief Battle Description |
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Early June 1862, Maj. Gen. David Hunter transported Horatio G. Wright’s and Isaac I. Stevens’s Union divisions under immediate direction of Brig. Gen. Henry Benham to James Island where they entrenched at Grimball’s Landing near the southern flank of the Confederate defenses. On June 16, contrary to Hunter’s orders, Benham launched an unsuccessful frontal assault against Fort Lamar at Secessionville. Because Benham was said to have disobeyed orders, Hunter relieved him of command. |
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The events that unfolded at tower battery on on June 16, 1862 were described by the Confederate commanders in their official reports . These reports were entered into the congressional records after the war and published. To read the Confederate Commanders own description of the battle click the link below to download a compiled report taken from the official records ordered by Congress. (click link below the file is in PDF format)
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| We would like to thank J. B. Gooch for his work in transcribing, editing and formatting the report. Grammar, spelling and formatting were retained as much as possible in this transcription. |