Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
(Siege of Charleston Harbor)
Part of the American Civil War

Photograph taken of eastern barracks and "hot Shot" cannon oven during the bombardment of Fort Sumter on September 8, 1863.
DateJuly 18, 1863 (1863-07-18) – September 7, 1863 (1863-09-07)[1]
Location32°45′09″N 79°52′30″W / 32.7524°N 79.8749°W / 32.7524; -79.8749
Result Inconclusive[2]
Belligerents
 United States  Confederate States
Commanders and leaders
United States Quincy Gillmore
United States Navy John A. Dahlgren
Confederate States of America P.G.T. Beauregard
Confederate States of America Roswell S. Ripley
Units involved
  • Fort Wagner garrison
  • Fort Sumter garrison
  • Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida
  • Casualties and losses
    358[3] 655[4]

    The Second Battle of Charleston Harbor, also known as the Siege of Charleston Harbor, the Siege of Fort Wagner, or the Battle of Morris Island, took place during the American Civil War in the late summer of 1863 between a combined U.S. Army/Navy force and the Confederate defenses of Charleston, South Carolina.