Archive for Island at War

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Mar '1516
by Colin   Posted In : History, History, Island at War

The Battle of Burden’s Causeway – Part II,
Five Days of Battle

In early July,1864, 5,000 Union troops landed on Seabrook Island and marched up Johns Island in an effort to flank Confederate forces on James Island and help in the capture of Charleston. By the evening of July 4th, after two […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jan '1510
by Colin   Posted In : History, History, Island at War

The Battle of Burden’s Causeway – Part I, Prelude

By mid-1864, the last full year of the war, the tide had turned distinctly against the Confederacy.   Sherman had begun the campaign to take Atlanta and march to the sea.   But Charleston had yet to be taken.  And […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mar '147
by Colin   Posted In : History, History, Island at War

The Battle of Haulover Cut

Charleston was a major theatre of operations during the Civil War. The fighting in the lowcountry 150 years ago in 1863 and 1864 was especially intense. This series of articles describes some of those actions that took place on Johns […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec '1322
by Colin   Posted In : History, History, Island at War

Naval Actions

2013 and 2014 mark the 150th anniversary of important Civil War engagements on Johns Island.   This series of posts describes these actions.   The second in the series, this article relates two land / sea actions, one successful, one […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dec '1317
by Colin   Posted In : History, History, Island at War

War Comes

2013 and 2014 mark the 150th anniversary of important Civil War engagements on Johns Island.   While they do not compare to major battles like Gettysburg or Antietam, they were significant to those who fought and died in them and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…