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Battle of Fort McAllister (1863)

Index Battle of Fort McAllister (1863)

The First Battle of Fort McAllister was a series of naval attacks that took place from January 27 to March 3, 1863, in Bryan County, Georgia, during the American Civil War. [1]

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Battle of Fort McAllister (1864)

The Second Battle of Fort McAllister took place December 13, 1864, during the final stages of Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman's March to the Sea during the American Civil War.

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Bryan County, Georgia

Bryan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the oldest and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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Chatham Artillery

The Chatham Artillery has played a leading role in the history of the state of Georgia since the American Revolution.

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Columbiad

The columbiad was a large-caliber, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon able to fire heavy projectiles at both high and low trajectories.

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Commander

Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.

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CSS Nashville (1853)

CSS Nashville was a brig-rigged, side-paddle-wheel passenger steamer that served with the Confederate Navy during the Civil War.

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Dahlgren gun

Dahlgren guns were muzzle-loading naval artillery designed by Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren USN (November 13, 1809 – July 12, 1870), mostly used in the period of the American Civil War.

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Earthworks (engineering)

Earthworks are engineering works created through the processing of parts of the earth's surface involving quantities of soil or unformed rock.

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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 War.

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Fort McAllister

Fort McAllister was a Confederate earthen-work fort used to defend Savannah, Georgia during the American Civil War.

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George Wayne Anderson

Major George Wayne Anderson JR, (August 5, 1839 – August 10, 1906) was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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Grapeshot

In artillery, grapeshot is a type of shot that is not one solid element, but a mass of small metal balls or slugs packed tightly into a canvas bag.

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Heated shot

Heated shot or hot shot is round shot that is heated before firing from muzzle-loading cannons, for the purpose of setting fire to enemy warships, buildings, or equipment.

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Ironclad warship

An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.

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John L. Davis

John Lee Davis (September 3, 1825 – March 12, 1889) was a Rear Admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War, and later commanded the Asiatic Squadron.

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John Lorimer Worden

John Lorimer Worden (March 12, 1818 – October 19, 1897) was a U.S. Navy officer in the American Civil War, who took part in the Battle of Hampton Roads, the first-ever engagement between ironclad steamships at Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 9 March 1862.

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Monitor (warship)

A monitor was a relatively small warship which was neither fast nor strongly armoured but carried disproportionately large guns.

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Naval mine

A naval mine is a self-contained explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy surface ships or submarines.

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Ogeechee River

The Ogeechee River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Passaic-class monitor

The Passaic-class ironclad monitors of the U.S. Navy saw service in the U.S. Civil War and the Spanish–American War.

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Percival Drayton

Percival Drayton (August 25, 1812 – August 4, 1865) was a career United States Navy officer who served during the American Civil War.

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Port Royal, South Carolina

Port Royal is a town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.

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Rear admiral

Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore (U.S equivalent of Commander) and captain, and below that of a vice admiral.

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Republican Blues

The Republican Blues were a military company formed in Savannah, Georgia.

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Samuel Francis Du Pont

Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family.

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Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia and is the county seat of Chatham County.

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Sherman's March to the Sea

Sherman's March to the Sea (also known as the Savannah Campaign) was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864, by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army.

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Spall

Spall is flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure (as in a ball bearing).

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Union (American Civil War)

During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.

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Union blockade

The Union blockade in the American Civil War was a naval strategy by the United States to prevent the Confederacy from trading.

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USS Dawn (1857)

The first USS Dawn was a steam-operated vessel acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Huron (1861)

USS Huron was a built for the United States Navy during the American Civil War for blockage duty against the ports and rivers of the Confederate States of America.

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USS Keokuk (1862)

USS Keokuk was an experimental ironclad screw steamer of the United States Navy named for the city of Keokuk, Iowa.

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USS Madgie (1858)

USS Madgie was a steam gunboat acquired by the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Montauk (1862)

The first USS Montauk was a single-turreted ''Passaic''-class monitor in the Union Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Paul Jones (1862)

USS Paul Jones (1862) was a large 1,210-ton sidewheel, double-ended, steam gunboat of the Union Navy that served during the American Civil War.

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USS Unadilla (1861)

USS Unadilla was a built for service with the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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USS Wissahickon (1861)

USS Wissahickon was a that was built for service with the United States Navy during the American Civil War.

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1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion

The 1st Georgia Sharpshooter Battalion was a sharpshooter unit of the Confederate States Army during the Amerian Civil War.

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47th New York Volunteer Infantry

The 47th New York Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_McAllister_(1863)

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