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title	:	Gate of Hell : Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863
author	:	Wise, Stephen R.
publisher	:	University of South Carolina Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0872499855
print isbn13	:	9780872499850
ebook isbn13	:	9780585336275
language	:	English
subject	Morris Island (S.C.), Battle of, 1863, Fort Wagner (S.C.) , United States.--Army.--Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
publication date	:	1994
lcc	:	E475.63.W57 1994eb
ddc	:	973.7/34
subject	:	Morris Island (S.C.), Battle of, 1863, Fort Wagner (S.C.) , United States.--Army.--Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)

Page iii Gate of Hell Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863 by Stephen R. Wise

Page iv Copyright 1994 University of South Carolina Published in Columbia, South Carolina, by the University of South Carolina Press Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Wise, Stephen R., 1952 Gate of hell : campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863 / by Stephen R. Wise. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87249-985-5 (acid-free) 1. Morris Island (S.C.), Battle of, 1863. 2. Fort Wagner (S.C.) 3. United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (18631865) I. Title. E475.63.W57 1994 94-2921 973.7'34dc20

Page v Contents Maps vii Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Chapter 1: The Prize and Its Defenses 6 Chapter 2: The Plan for Morris Island 33 Chapter 3: The Initial Assault 63 Chapter 4: The Grand Assault 92 Chapter 5: The Siege Begins 119 Chapter 6: The Siege Continues 137 Chapter 7: The Bombardment of Fort Sumter 154 Chapter 8: The Campaign Ends 180 Conclusion 205 Appendix: The Roll of Battle 221 Table 1: Department of the South, June 30, 1863 221 Table 2: Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, June 1863 222 Table 3: Confederate Troop Distribution in the Charleston Area, July 9, 1863 225 Table 4: Union Forces on James Island, July 916, 1863 227 Table 5: Union Forces for the Assault on Morris Island, July 10, 1863 227 Table 6: Union and Confederate Casualties, July 10, 1863 228 Table 7: Confederate Forces at Battery Wagner, July 11, 1863 229 Table 8: Union and Confederate Casualties, July 11, 1863 229 Table 9: Confederate Reinforcements to the Charleston Area, July 1018, 1863 230 Table 10: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, July 15, 1863 230

Page vi Table 11: Confederate Assault Force on James Island, July 16, 1863 231

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