Defending South Carolina's coast : the Civil War from Georgetown to Little River /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Simmons, Rick
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charleston, S.C. : History Press, 2009.
Series:	History Press Civil War sesquicentennial series.
Subjects:	South Carolina > History > Civil War, 1861-1865. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Campaigns. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Naval operations. Atlantic Coast (S.C.) > History, Military > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

The North Island, South Island, Cat Island forts
"I deemed it prudent to surrender rather than have the men all shot down" : Fort Randall and operations at Little River
The plantation war : rice, salt and contrabands
"He was hung immediately after capture": the assault on Murrells Inlet
Blockaders and blockade runners
"Well-constructed, and very formidable" : Battery White, Fort Wool and Frazier's Point
"A vessel of war of some magnitude" : the Confederate gunboat CSS Pee Dee
The eventful final days of the USS Harvest Moon
Appendix. A timeline of Civil War-related events from Georgetown to Little River.