MORRIS ISLAND WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE
SITE OF THREE CONFEDERATE BATTERIES IN THE INITIAL ATTACK, 1861. CONFEDERATE FORCES EVACUATED THE ISLAND SEPTEMBER 7, 1863, AFTER A 58-DAY SIEGE. FEDERAL BATTERIES ON MORRIS ISLAND BOMBARDED FORT SUMTER FROM 1863 TO 1865.
Location
Details
Memorial Type:
Plaques On Stone
Access:
Public
Wars Commemorated:
CIVIL WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By:
RICHARD E. MILLER
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