Battle of Grimball's Landing

The Battle of Grimball's Landing took place in James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was a part of the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston.

Opposing forces

Union

Further information: Siege of Charleston Harbor Union order of battle

Confederate

Further information: Siege of Charleston Harbor Confederate order of battle

Battle

To divert Confederate reinforcements from a renewed attack on nearby Fort Wagner, Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore designed two feints. An amphibious force ascended Stono River to threaten the Charleston & Savannah Railroad bridge. A second force, consisting of Alfred Terry's division, landed on James Island on July 8. Soon, Terry demonstrated against the Confederate defenses, but did not launch a major attack. On July 16, the Confederates attacked Terry's camp at Grimball's Landing. Because of incomplete reconnaissance of the difficult, marshy ground, the disorganized Confederate attack was soon aborted. Their mission accomplished, Federal troops withdrew from the island on July 17.

This battle was the first engagement of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, in which it suffered 43 casualties (14 killed, 17 wounded, and 12 captured).^[2]

Notes

1 2 Capers, Ellison (1899). Confederate Military History. Volume 5. Confederate Publishing Company. p. 234.
↑ Hedden, Paul (2014-07-16). "Battle of Sol Legare Island, July 16, 1863". James Island Messenger. James Island, South Carolina. Archived from the original on 2014-12-04. Retrieved 2016-05-25.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document "Grimball's Landing".

CWSAC Report Update

Burton, E. Milby. The Siege of Charleston 1861–1865. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1970. ISBN 0-87249-345-8.
Kennedy, Frances H., ed. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.
Reed, Rowena. Combined Operations in the Civil War. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1978. ISBN 0-87021-122-6.
Wise, Stephen R. Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. ISBN 0-87249-985-5.

Coordinates: 32°41′53″N 79°58′59″W / 32.698°N 79.983°W / 32.698; -79.983

South Carolina in the American Civil War

Pre-War	Secession Star of the West Montgomery Convention

1861	Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of Port Royal

1862	First Battle of Pocotaligo Battle of Secessionville Battle of Simmon's Bluff Second Battle of Pocotaligo

1863	First Battle of Charleston Harbor First Battle of Fort Wagner Battle of Grimball's Landing Second Battle of Fort Wagner Second Battle of Charleston Harbor Second Battle of Fort Sumter Atttack on USS New Ironsides

1864	Sinking of USS Housatonic by Hunley Battle of Honey Hill Battle of Tulifinny Capture of Columbia

1865	Battle of Rivers' Bridge Grimball's Causeway/Surrender of Charleston

Units	Confederate organizations from the State of South Carolina Federal organizations from the State of South Carolina

Reconstruction	Reconstruction

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