Morris Island And The Civil War: Strategy And Influence

Synopsis

Morris Island At The Start Of The Civil War -- Morris Island Defenses Abandoned: The Fall Of Fort Pulaski, General John C. Pemberton And His Troubled Command -- Commanders In Chief: Lincoln And Davis, The Emancipation Proclamation, The Fifty-fourth Massachusetts And Beauregard's Troubles With Davis -- A New Plan Of Defense: General Beauregard's Return To Charleston -- Ironclad Attack: General Roswell Ripley And General Beauregard At Odds -- General Quincy Gillmore And President Lincoln Scheme: Gillmore Prepares His Expedition And Dahlgren Selected -- The July 10, 1863 Amphibious Landing On Morris Island And The First Assault On Battery Wagner, July 11, 1863 -- The Union Brings In Heavy Artillery: Confederate Preparations And Reinforcements, July 18, 1963 -- The Siege Of Wagner And Destruction Of Sumter: The Evacuation Of Morris Island -- The Naval Attack On Sumter: The Stalemate Continues, General Foster's Costly Attack On Fort Johnson, Fort Sumter Occupied And The Real Results -- Reflections On The Aftermath Of The War: Recognition Of Contributions Of African Americans, Racial Animus And Morris Island Today. C. Russell Horres Jr. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [113]-135) And Index.