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Battle of Simmon's Bluff

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and quickly razed the encampment and engaged the Confederate forces. The Confederates scattered after the encampment was razed and were unable to launch an effective counterattack. There were no reports of injuries on either side. After the raid, the Union forces returned to their ships and abandoned their original objective, which was to interrupt the rail line to Charleston.
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regiment to sever the rail line. The 55th Pennsylvania departed by sea shortly before the battle in search of a place to land closer to the railroad. On June 21, the 55th Pennsylvania came ashore at Wadmalaw Sound. Union forces discovered an encampment of the 16th South Carolina Infantry regiment,
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forces had laid siege to Charleston, which was being resupplied from a nearby railroad. Union forces were eager to capture the city, so they sent the
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Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War
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was a minor and bloodless Union victory, fought June 21, 1862, in
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Map of Simon's Bluff Battlefield core and study areas by the
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American Civil War
Meggett
Charleston County
South Carolina
32°41′43″N 80°13′41″W / 32.69528°N 80.22806°W / 32.69528; -80.22806
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First Pocotaligo
Secessionville
Simmon's Bluff
Meggett, South Carolina
American Civil War
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Map of Simon's Bluff Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program.
American Battlefield Protection Program



"National Park Service battle summary"

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