Battles in South Carolina



  • Aiken ~ Feb. 11, 1865
  • Andersonville, naval ~ Feb 13-14, 1865
  • Angley's Post-Office* ~ Feb 4, 1865
  • Ashepoo River ~ May 16, 1864
  • Ashepoo River * ~ May 16, 1864
  • Barker's Mill ~ Feb. 1-2, 1865
  • Barkers Mill, Whippy Swamp* ~ Feb 2, 1865
  • Barnwell ~ Feb. 6, 1865
  • Barnwells Island ~ Feb 10, 1862
  • Barnwell's Island ~ July 30, 1863
  • Bates' Ferry ~ Feb. 15, 1865
  • Batteries Gregg and Wagner (Morris Island), evacuated by Confederates ~ Sept 6-7, 1863
  • Battery Cheves, James Island, explosion ~ Sept 15, 1863
  • Battery Gregg, Morris Island, expedition against ~ Sept 4-6, 1863
  • Battery Island ~ May 21, 1862
  • Battery Island ~ Sept. 7, 1863
  • Battery Island, near ~ May 21, 1862
  • Battery Pringle ~ July 4-9, 1864
  • Battery Pringle naval ~ Jan 28, 1865
  • Battery Simkings, attack on ~ Feb 11, 1865
  • Battery Simkings, attack on ~ July 3, 10, 1864
  • Battery Simkins ~ Feb. 11, 1865
  • Battery Wagner ~ July 10-11, 1863
  • Battery Wagner, Morris Island (see Batteries Gregg) ~ July 11, 18 - Sept 7, 1863
  • Beaufort ~ April 9, 1863
  • Beaufort (see George Washington, steamer) ~
  • Beaufort and Pocotaligo, between* ~ Jan 14, 1865
  • Beauregard Battery, occupied by United States Navy ~ Feb 18, 1865
  • Beauregard Fort, captured by United States Navy ~ Nov 7, 1861
  • Beech Creek ~ April 19, 1865
  • Big Black Creek ~ March 3, 1865
  • Binnaker's Bridge ~ Feb. 9, 1865
  • Black River ~ Aug 13, 1862
  • Black River ~ Aug. 14, 1862
  • Blackville ~ Feb. 7, 1865
  • Blakeny's ~ March 3, 1865
  • Blue's Bridge ~ March 8, 1865
  • Bluffton ~ June 4, 1863
  • Bluffton, operations near ~ Mar 20, 24, 1862
  • Boston, Union trasport, destruction of, at Chapman's Fort, Ashepoo River ~ May 26, 1864
  • Boyd's Landing, near* ~ Nov 29, 1864
  • Boyd's Neck ~ Nov. 29, 1864
  • Boykin's Mill ~ April 18, 1865
  • Boykin's Mill* ~ Apr 18, 1865
  • Bradford Springs* ~ Apr 18, 1865
  • Brannan's Expedition from Hilton Head ~ Oct. 21-23, 1862
  • Broxton's Bridge ~ Feb. 2, 1865
  • Broxton's Bridge (see Rivers and Broxtons Bridges) ~
  • Buckingham ~ Between Mar 20 and 24, 1862
  • Buckingham ~ March 20, 1862
  • Buford's (or Beaufort's) Bridge ~ Feb. 4, 1865
  • Buford's Bridge* ~ Feb 9-11, 1864
  • Bugbee Bridge ~ Feb. 9-1 1, 1864
  • Bugbee Bridge, near* ~ Feb 9-11, 1864
  • Bull Island ~ Jan 31, 1863
  • Bull Island ~ Jan. 31. 1863
  • Burden's Causeway ~ July 9, 1864
  • Burden's Causeway, John's Island ~ July 9, 1864
  • Camden ~ Feb. 24, 1865
  • Camden, at and near* ~ Feb 22, 23, 24, 1864
  • Camden, Union forces occupy ~ Feb 25, 1865
  • Cannon's Bridge ~ Feb. 8, 1865
  • Cannon's Bridge, South Ediston River* ~ Feb 8, 1865
  • Castle Pinckney, seizure by State troops ~ Dec 27, 1860
  • Caston's Plantation ~ Oct 22-23, 1862
  • Caston's Plantation ~ Oct. 22, 1862
  • Chapman's Fort ~ May 26, 1864
  • Chapmans Fort (see Boston, Union Transport) ~
  • Charleston ~ Aug. 21-Dec. 31, 1863
  • Charleston ~ Feb. 17-18, 1865
  • Charleston (see Georgiana, steamer) ~
  • Charleston (see Planter, steamer) ~
  • Charleston and Savannah Railroad, demonstration against ~ Dec 6-9, 1864
  • Charleston and Savannah Railroad, demonstration against ~ Oct 22-23, 1862
  • charleston evacuated by Confederates, and Union forcer occupy* ~ Feb 17, 18, 1865
  • Charleston Harbor ~ Apr 7, Sept 7-8, 1863
  • Charleston Harbor ~ April 7, 1863
  • Charleston Harbor (see New Ironsides, U.S.S.) ~
  • Charleston Harbor and vicinity ~ Jan 1, Nov 13, 1864
  • Charleston Harbor, Confederate steamer Savannah captured ~ Apr 3, 1861
  • Charleston Harbor, destruction of Union monitor Patapsco ~ Jan 15, 1865
  • Charleston Harbor, Star of the West fired on ~ Jan 9, 1861
  • Charleston, attack on blockading ~ Jan 31, 1863
  • Charleston, bombardment of ~ Aug 21, Dec 31, 1863
  • Charleston, expedition from, to Santee River ~ Apr 5-15, 1865
  • Cheraw ~ Feb. 28, 1865
  • Cheraw ~ March 3, 1865
  • Cheraw ~ March 5, 1865
  • Cheraw, expedition from near, to Florence* ~ Mar 4-6, 1865
  • Cheraw, near* ~ Feb 28, Mar 5, 1865
  • Cheraw, Union forces occupy ~ Mar 3, 1865
  • Chesterfield ~ March 2, 1865
  • Chesterfield, Confederate steamer at Cummings Point ~ Aug 2, 1863
  • Chesterfield, Union forces occupy* ~ Mar 2, 1865
  • Cheves Battery (see Battery Cheves) ~
  • Chisolm's Island ~ Dec. 17. 1861
  • Chisolm's Island* ~ Dec 17, 1861
  • Cloud's House ~ Feb. 27, 1865
  • Cloud's House* ~ Feb 27, 1865
  • Cole's Island ~ May 20. 1862
  • Cole's Island, bombardment of ~ May 20, 1862
  • Columbia ~ Feb. 16-17, 1865
  • Columbia, about* ~ Feb 16-17, 1865
  • Columbia, Union forces occupy ~ Feb 17, 1865
  • Combahee Ferry ~ Feb. 6, 1865
  • Combahee Ferry* ~ Feb 5, 1865
  • Combahee River ~ Jan. 28, 1865
  • Combahee River ~ Jan. 29, 1865
  • Combahee River* ~ Jan 28, 1865
  • Confederate Army, surrender of ( see Bennett'e House) ~
  • Congaree Creek* ~ Feb 15, 1865
  • Congaree River ~ Feb. 15, 1865
  • Coosaville Road ~ Oct. 13, 1864
  • Coosaw River ~ Dec. 4, 1864
  • Coosaw River, naval ~ Jan 1, 1863
  • Coosawatchie ~ Oct. 22, 1862
  • Coosawhatchie ~ Oct 22-23, 1862
  • Cowpen Ford ~ Feb. 6, 1865
  • Cowpen Ford, Little Salkahatchie River* ~ Feb 6, 1865
  • Cumming's Point Batteries, naval ~ Nov 16, 1863
  • Cumming's Point, attack on Chesterfield, Confederate steamer ~ Aug 2, 1863
  • Cunningham's Bluff ~ Nov. 24, 1863
  • Cunningham's Bluff* ~ Nov 24, 1863
  • Denkins' Mill ~ April 19, 1865
  • Denkin's Mill* ~ Apr 19, 1865
  • Deveaux Neck ~ Dec. 6-9, 1864
  • Dillingham's Cross-Roads ~ Feb. 3, 1865
  • Dillingham's Cross-Roads, or Duck Branch* ~ Feb 3, 1865
  • Dingle's Mill ~ April 9, 1865
  • Dingle's Mill, near Sumterville* ~ Apr 9, 1865
  • Dixon's and James IslandL ~ May 25, 1862
  • Dixon's and James' islands, affair between ~ May 25, 1862
  • Dixon's Island ~ June 21, 1863
  • Dixon's Island, affair on ~ June 21, 1863
  • Duck Branch ~ Feb. 2, 1865
  • Duck Branch (see Dillingham's Cross-Roads) ~
  • Duck Branch, near, Loper's Cross-Roads* ~ Feb 2, 1865
  • Duck Creek ~ Feb. 3, 1865
  • Duncansville ~ Feb. 5. 1865
  • Duncanville* ~ Feb 5, 1865
  • Edisto Island ~ April 18, 1862
  • Edisto Island ~ Mar 29, Apr 19, 1862
  • Edisto Island* ~ June 18, 1863
  • Edisto Railroad Bridge ~ Feb. 7, 1865
  • Edisto Railroad Bridge* ~ Feb 7, 1865
  • Edisto River ( see Walker's) ~
  • Ennis Cross-Roads* ~ Jan 27, 1865
  • Fishburn's Plantation ~ Feb. 6. 1865
  • Fishburn's Plantation, near Lane's Bridge, Little Salkahatchie River ~ Feb 6, 1865
  • Florence ~ March 5, 1865
  • Florence (see Cherew) ~
  • Folly Island* ~ Apr 10, 1863
  • Fort Beauregard ~ Nov. 7, 1861
  • Fort Beauregard, captured (see Port Royal) ~ Nov 7, 1861
  • Fort Chapman, destruction of Union transport Boston ~ May 26, 1864
  • Fort Johnson ~ June 16, 1862
  • Fort Johnston ~ July 3, 10, 1864
  • Fort Johnston, seizure of by State troops ~ Jan 2, 1861
  • Fort Moultrie, naval ~ Feb 17, 1865
  • Fort Moultrie, naval ~ Feb 2, Nov 5, 1864
  • Fort Moultrie, naval ~ Sept 21, 1863
  • Fort Moultrie, occupied by Union forces ~ Feb 18, 1865
  • Fort Moultrie, seized by State troops ~ Dec 27, 1860
  • Fort or Battery Gregg (see Fort Wagner) ~
  • Fort Sumter ~ April 12-14, 1861
  • Fort Sumter ~ April 7, 1863
  • Fort Sumter ~ Sept 8-9, Nov 19-20, 1863
  • Fort Sumter ~ Sept. 8, 1863
  • Fort Sumter (see Fort Wagner) ~
  • Fort Sumter, Bombardment of ~ Apr 12-13, 1861
  • Fort Sumter, Bombardment of ~ Apr 7, Aug 17-Dec 31, 1863
  • Fort Wagner ~ July 10-11, 1863
  • Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg, evacuated ~ Sept 7, 1863
  • Fort Wagner, first assault on ~ July 11, 1863
  • Fort Wagner, second assault on ~ July 18, 1863
  • Fort Walker ~ Nov. 7, 1861
  • Fort Walker, captured (see Port Royal) ~ Nov 7, 1861
  • Frampton's Plantation ~ Oct. 22. 1862
  • Framton's Plantation, near Pocotaligo ~ Oct 22-23, 1862
  • George Washington, U.S.S., destruction of, near Beaufort ~ Apr 9, 1863
  • Georgetown, Expedition from, to Camden ~ Apr 5-25, 1865
  • Georgiana, Steamer, destruction of, off Charleston ~ Mar 22, 1863
  • Graham's Point, naval ~ Feb 16, 1865
  • Grahamville ~ Nov. 30, 1864
  • Grahamville, near Honey Hill ~ Nov 30, 1864
  • Gregory's Farm ~ Dec. 6-9, 1864
  • Grimball's Landing, James Island ~ July 16, 1863
  • Grimball's Plantation, naval ~ July 11, 16, 1862
  • Gunter's Bridge ~ Feb. 14, 1865
  • Gunter's Bridge, North Edisto River* ~ Feb 14, 1865
  • Hardeeville ~ Jan 4, 1865
  • Hardeeville, near* ~ Jan 3, 1865
  • Hickory Hill ~ Feb. 1, 1865
  • Hickory Hill* ~ Feb 1, 1865
  • Hilton Head White House ~ June 13, 1862
  • Holman's Bridge ~ Feb. 9, 1865
  • Holman's Bridge, South Ediston River* ~ Feb 9, or 19, 1865
  • Honey Hill ~ Nov. 30, 1864
  • Honey Hill, near Grahamville ~ Nov 30, 1864
  • Hornsboro ~ March 3, 1865
  • Hornsborough, near* ~ Mar 3, 1865
  • Housatonic, U.S.S. destruction of, at Charleston ~ Feb 17, 1864
  • Hunting Island ~ Between Mar 20 and 24, 1862
  • Isaac Smith, steamer U.S.S., capture of, in Stone River ~ Jan 30, 1863
  • James and Dixon's islands, affair between ~ May 25, 1862
  • James Island ~ June 10, 1862
  • James Island ~ June 13, 1862
  • James Island ~ June 3, 8, 10, 1862
  • James Island ~ June 3. 1862
  • James Island ~ May 13, *, July 2, 16, 1864
  • James Island ( see Battery Cheves) ~ May 31, July 16, 1863
  • James Island (see Legare's Point) ~
  • James Island (see Secessionville) ~
  • James Island* ~ Feb 10, 1865
  • James Island, evacuation ~ June 28- July 7, 1862
  • James Island, naval ~ July 9, 1863
  • James Island, naval demonstrations on ~ Feb 14, 1865
  • JefFcoat's Bridge ~ Feb. 12, 1865
  • John's Island ~ Dec 28, 1863
  • John's Island ~ July 4-10, 1864
  • John's Island (see Burden't Causeway) ~
  • John's Island* ~ July 3, 7, 1864
  • John's Island, naval ~ July 11, Dec 25, 1863
  • Johnson's Station ~ Feb 10*, 11, 1865
  • Johnson's Station ~ Feb. 10-11, 1865
  • Juniper Creek, near Cheraw* ~ Mar 3, 1865
  • Kilkenny River ~ Sept 10, 1862
  • Kings Creek* ~ July 3, 1864
  • Kirk's Bluff ~ Oct 18, 1862
  • Lane's Bridge ~ Feb. 6, 1865
  • Lane's Bridge ( see Fishburn's Plantation) ~
  • Lawtonville ~ Feb. 2, 1865
  • Lawtonville, at and near* ~ Jan 30, Feb 2, 1865
  • Legare's Point, James Island ~ July 20, 1863
  • Legareville ~ Dec. 25, 1863
  • Legareville, burning of by Confederates ~ Aug 20, 1864
  • Legate's Point ~ June 3, 1862
  • Lexington ~ Feb. 15. 1865
  • Lexington* ~ Feb 15, 1865
  • Little Salkahatchie River ( see Fishburn's Plantation) ~ Feb 6, 1865
  • Loper's Cross Roads ~ Feb. 2, 1865
  • Loper's Cross-Roads, Duck Branch, near* ~ Feb 2, 1865
  • Love's Bridge ~ March 8, 1865
  • Love's or Blue's Bridge* ~ Mar 8, 1865
  • Lynch Creek. S. C ~ Feb. 26, 1865
  • Lynch's Creek* ~ Feb 26, 1865
  • Magnolia Beach* ~ Dec 5, 1863
  • Marblehead, U.S.S., in Stono River, attack on ~ Dec 25, 1863
  • Marshall Battery, naval ~ Nov 7, 1864
  • Mason's Bridge ~ Dec. 6-9, 1864
  • Mattis' Plantation ~ Mar 13, 1862
  • May River, reconnaissance on ~ Mar 19-24, 1862
  • McClellansville* ~ Mar 25, 1864
  • Monroe's Cross-Roads ~ Mar 10, 1865
  • Monroe's Cross-Roads ~ March 10, 1865
  • Morris Island ~ July 10-Sept 7, 1863
  • Morris Island ~ Sept. 7, 1863
  • Morris Island ( see Battery Gregg) ~
  • Morris Island ( see Battery Wagner) ~
  • Morris Island, assault and capture of Confederate rifle pits ~ Aug 25-26, 1863
  • Morris Island, occupied by State Troops ~ Dec 30, 1860
  • Mount Elon ~ Feb. 27, 1865
  • Mount Elon, near* ~ Feb 27, 1865
  • Mullell's Inlet, affair at ~ Oct 19, Dec 5, 1863
  • Murray's or Murrell's Inlet ~ Apr 27, May 4, 1863
  • Murrell's Inlet ~ Oct 19, Dec 5, 1863
  • Murrell's Inlet, naval ~ Jan 1, 1864
  • New Ironsides, U.S.S. Charleston Harbor, attempt to destroy ~ Aug 20-21, Oct 5, 1863
  • North Edisto River ~ Feb 12-13, 1865
  • North Edisto River ( see Gunter's) ~
  • Orangeburg ~ Feb. 11-12, 1865
  • Orangeburg, near* ~ Feb 11-12, 1865
  • Patapsco, U.S. monitor ( see Charleston Harbor) ~
  • Pincbcrry Battery ~ April 29, 1862
  • Pinckney Island ~ Aug. 21, 1862
  • Pine Island ~ May 10. 1864
  • Pine Island* ~ May 10, 1864
  • Pineberry Battery ~ Apr 29, 1862
  • Pinekney Island ~ Aug 21, 1862
  • Planter, steamer, abduction from Charleston ~ May 13, 1862
  • Pocotaligo ~ Jan. 14-16, 1865
  • Pocotaligo ~ Jan. 26, 1865
  • Pocotaligo ~ May 29, 1862
  • Pocotaligo ~ May 29, July 9-10, Oct 22-23, 1862
  • Pocotaligo ~ Oct. 22, 1862
  • Pocotaligo ( see Beaufort) ~
  • Pocotaligo and Salkehatchie River, between* ~ Jan 20, 1865
  • Pocotaligo Bridge ~ Oct. 21-23, 1862
  • Pocotaligo Road ~ Dec. 20, 1864
  • Pocotaligo Road, near* ~ Dec 20, 1864
  • Pocotaligo, near* ~ Jan 26, 1865
  • Pope's Island* ~ May 19, 1863
  • Port Royal ~ Nov. 7, 1861
  • Port Royal Bay, capture of Forts Walker and Beauregard by U.S. Navy ~ Nov 7, 1861
  • Port Royal Ferry ~ Jan 1, June 6, July 4, 1862
  • Port Royal Ferry, S. C, ~ Jan. 1, 1862
  • Pringle, Battery ( see Battery Pringel) ~
  • Red Bank Creek ~ Feb. 15, 1865
  • Red Bank Creek* ~ Feb 15, 1865
  • River's and Broxton's bridges, Salkehatchie River* ~ Feb 2, 1865
  • Rivers' Bridge ~ Feb. 3-4, 1865
  • River's Bridge, Salkehatchie River ~ Feb 3, 1865
  • Robertsville ~ Jan. 29, 1865
  • Robertsville* ~ Jan 29, 1865
  • Rockville, exacuated by Confederate forces ~ Dec 17, 1861
  • Rocky Mount ~ Feb. 28, 1865
  • Rocky Mount, near* ~ Feb 28, 1865
  • Rowe's Station ~ Feb. 12. 1865
  • Salkehatchie River ~ Feb. 1-4, 1865
  • Salkehatchie River ( see Pocotaligo) ~
  • Salkehatchie River ( see River's Bridge) ~ Feb 2, 3, 1865
  • Savannah Creek ~ Feb. 15, 1865
  • Savannah Creek* ~ Feb 15, 1865
  • Savannah Railroad ( see Charleston) ~
  • Seabrook's Point ~ June 1, 1862
  • Secessionville ~ July 2 and 16, 1863
  • Secessionville ~ June 16, 1862
  • Secessionville, James Island ~ June 16, 1862
  • Shilling's Bridge ~ Feb. 11-12, 1865
  • Simmon's Bluff ~ June 21, 1862
  • Simmons' BluflF ~ June 21, 1862
  • Skull Creek ~ May 18-21, 1863
  • Skull Creek ~ Sept 24, 1862
  • Skull Creek ~ Sept. 24, 1862
  • Slann's Bluff, naval ~ Apr 29, 1862
  • Smith, Isaac, U.S.S. ( see Stony River) ~
  • South Carolina, martial law proclaimed by Gen. David Hunter, U.S.A. ~ May 9, 1862
  • South Edisto River ( see Cannon's Bridge) ~
  • South Edisto River ( see Holman's Bridge) ~
  • South Ediston River ( see Binnaker's Bridge) ~
  • Spring Island ~ Mar 31, 1864
  • St. Helena Island ~ Oct 24, 1862
  • Star of the West, U.S.S. ( see Charleston Harbor) ~
  • Statesburg ~ April 15, 1865
  • Statesburg, near* ~ Apr 15, 1865
  • Stone River ( see Isaac Smith, U.S.S.) ~
  • Stone River ( see Marblehead, U.S.S.) ~
  • Stono River ~ Dec. 25, 1863
  • Stono River, capture of U.S.S. Isaac Smith ~ Jan 30, 1863
  • Stono River, near Wappoo Cut, naval ~ May 29, 1862
  • Stono River, U.S.S. Marblehead, attack on ~ Dec 25, 1863
  • Stroud's Mill ~ Feb. 26, 1865
  • Stroud's Mill, near* ~ Feb 26, 1865
  • Sullivan's Island batteries and U.S. monitores ~ Nov 16, 1863
  • Sumterville ~ April 9, 1865
  • Sumterville, Dingle's Mills, near* ~ Apr 9, 1865
  • Swift Creek ~ April 18, 1865
  • Thompson's Creek ~ March 2, 1865
  • Thompson's Creek ~ March 3, 1865
  • Thompson's Creek, near Cheraw* ~ Mar 3, 1865
  • Thompson's Creek, near Chesterfield* ~ Mar 2, 1865
  • Togadoo Creek, naval ~ Feb 9-10, 1865
  • Two League Cross Roads ~ Feb. 15, 1865
  • Two League Cross-Roads, near Lexington* ~ Feb 15, 1865
  • Valley Bridge* ( see Walker's Bridge) ~
  • Vincent's Creek ~ Aug. 4, 1863
  • Waccamaw Neck ~ Jan 7, 1864
  • Wagner Battery ( see Battery Wagner and Gregg) ~
  • Walker's Bridge ~ Feb. 8. 1865
  • Walker's or Valley Bridge, Edisto River* ~ Feb 8, 1865
  • Wappoo Cut, naval ~ May 29, 1862
  • Wateree River* ~ Feb 22, 1865
  • Wateree River, near ~ Feb 22, 1865
  • West Cross-Roads* ~ Feb 25. 1865
  • West's Cross Roads ~ Feb. 25, 1865
  • Wests Cross Roads* ~ Feb 25, 1865
  • Whippy Swamp ~ Feb. 2, 1865
  • Whippy Swamp ( see Barker's Mill) ~
  • Whippy Swamp Creek* ~ Feb 1, 1865
  • White House, near Hilton Head ~ June 13, 1862
  • White Point ~ Apr 29, 1862
  • White Point ~ April 29, 1862
  • White Point ~ July 3, 1864
  • White Point, naval ~ Jan 30, 1865
  • White Point, near* ~ July 3, 1864
  • White Pond ~ Feb. 8, 1865
  • Williston ~ Feb. 8, 1865
  • Williston* ~ Feb 8, 1865
  • Willmarsh Island ~ Feb. 22, 1864
  • Willstown ~ Apr 29, 1864
  • Willstown ~ April 29, 1862
  • Willstown Bluff ~ July 10, 1863
  • Willstown Bluff, Pou Pou River ~ July 10, 1863
  • Wilson's Store ~ March 1, 1865
  • Winyaw Bay, naval operations in ~ Apr 20-21, 1864
  • Winyaw Bay, naval operations in ~ May 21-25, 1862
  • Wolf's Plantation ~ Feb. 14, 1865
  • Wolf's Plantation* ~ Feb 14, 1865
  • Woodville Island, naval ~ Apr 27, 1862















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