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Battle of Secessionville, the Glossary

The Battle of Secessionville (or the First Battle of James Island) was fought on June 16, 1862, during the American Civil War.^[1]

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1862 in South Carolina
Battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina
Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War
June 1862 events
Operations Against Charleston

American Battlefield Trust

The American Battlefield Trust is a charitable organization (501(c)(3)) whose primary focus is in the preservation of battlefields of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War, through the acquisition of battlefield land.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Anaconda Plan

The Anaconda Plan was a strategy outlined by the Union Army for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War.

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Artillery

Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.

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Battle of James Island

The Battle of James Island was a minor engagement on November 14, 1782, just outside Charleston, South Carolina, between American and British forces.

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Battle of Port Royal

The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. Battle of Secessionville and Battle of Port Royal are battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina and battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War.

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Breastwork (fortification)

A breastwork is a temporary fortification, often an earthwork thrown up to breast or shoulder height to provide protection to defenders firing over it from a standing position.

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Brigadier general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Charleston Harbor

The Charleston Harbor is an inlet (8 sq mi/20.7 km2) of the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, South Carolina.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Clement H. Stevens

Clement Hoffman Stevens (August 14, 1821 – July 25, 1864) was a Confederate States Army brigadier general during the American Civil War.

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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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Confederate States Army

The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to win the independence of the Southern states and uphold and expand the institution of slavery.

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Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.

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David Hunter

David Hunter (July 21, 1802 – February 2, 1886) was an American military officer.

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Edisto Island during the American Civil War

Edisto Island during the American Civil War was the location of a number of minor engagements and for a time of a large colony of escaped African-American slaves during the American Civil War (1861–1865). Battle of Secessionville and Edisto Island during the American Civil War are 1862 in South Carolina, battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina, battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War and operations Against Charleston.

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Folly Island

Folly Island is a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean near Charleston, South Carolina.

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Fort Pemberton (South Carolina)

Fort Pemberton was one of the larger confederate forts was constructed in the defense of Charleston, South Carolina during the American Civil War.

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Henry Washington Benham

Henry Washington Benham (April 17, 1813 – July 1, 1884) was an American soldier and civil engineer who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Horatio Wright

Horatio Gouverneur Wright (March 6, 1820 – July 2, 1899) was an engineer and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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Isaac Stevens

Isaac Ingalls Stevens (March 25, 1818 – September 1, 1862) was an American military officer and politician who served as governor of the Territory of Washington from 1853 to 1857, and later as its delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

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James Island (South Carolina)

James Island is one of South Carolina's most urban Sea Islands; nearly half of the island sits within Charleston city limits.

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John C. Pemberton

John Clifford Pemberton (August 10, 1814 – July 13, 1881) was a United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole Wars and with distinction during the Mexican–American War.

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Johns Island, South Carolina

Johns Island is an island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, and is the largest island in the state of South Carolina.

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Johnson Hagood (governor)

Johnson Hagood (February 21, 1829January 4, 1898) was a planter, soldier and military officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of brigadier general in the state militia and regular Confederate Army in 1862.

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Joseph Holt

Joseph Holt (January 6, 1807 – August 1, 1894) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician.

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Judge Advocate General of the United States Army

The Judge Advocate General of the United States Army (TJAG) is the senior officer of the Judge Advocate General's Corps of the United States Army.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Morris Island

Morris Island is an 840-acre (3.4 km2) uninhabited island in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, accessible only by boat.

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Nathan George Evans

Nathan George Evans (February 3, 1824 – November 23, 1868) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army before becoming a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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Pee Dee

The Pee Dee is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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Peter Charles Gaillard

Peter Charles Gaillard (1812-1889) was the thirty-eighth mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving in 1865-1868.

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Seabrook Island, South Carolina

Seabrook Island, formerly known as Simmons Island, is a barrier island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.

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Secessionville Historic District

Secessionville Historic District is a national historic district located near Folly Beach, Charleston County, South Carolina.

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Shelby Dade Foote Jr. (November 17, 1916 – June 27, 2005) was an American writer, historian and journalist.

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States Rights Gist

States Rights Gist (September 3, 1831 – November 30, 1864) was a lawyer and militia general in South Carolina, and later a Confederate Army brigadier general during the American Civil War.

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Stono River

The Stono River or Creek is a tidal channel in southeast South Carolina, located southwest of Charleston.

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The Civil War: A Narrative

The Civil War: A Narrative (1958–1974) is a three volume, 2,968-page, 1.2 million-word history of the American Civil War by Shelby Foote.

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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100th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The 100th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry ("The Roundheads" and "The Round Head Regiment") was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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1st South Carolina Rifle Regiment

Orr's Rifles was a South Carolina infantry regiment that served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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24th South Carolina Infantry Regiment

The 24th South Carolina Infantry Regiment was a Confederate infantry regiment in the American Civil War.

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28th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment

The 28th Massachusetts Infantry regiment was the second primarily Irish American volunteer infantry regiment recruited in Massachusetts for service in the American Civil War.

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3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment

3rd New Hampshire Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment

3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery Regiment was a heavy artillery regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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45th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The 45th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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46th New York Infantry Regiment

The 46th New York Infantry Regiment ("Fremont Rifle Regiment") was an infantry regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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47th Georgia Infantry Regiment

The 47th Georgia Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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47th New York Infantry Regiment

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

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79th New York Infantry Regiment

The 79th New York Infantry Regiment was a military regiment organized on 20 June 1859, in the state of New York.

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7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment

The 7th Connecticut Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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8th Michigan Infantry Regiment

The 8th Michigan Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

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97th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment

The 97th Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union infantry regiment which fought in multiple key engagements of the American Civil War, including the Siege of Fort Pulaski, Bermuda Hundred Campaign, Battle of Cold Harbor, Siege of Petersburg, and the Carolinas Campaign.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Secessionville

Also known as First Battle of James Island.

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Battle of Secessionville, the Glossary

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See also

1862 in South Carolina

Battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina

Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War

June 1862 events

Operations Against Charleston

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