The Civil War
1862 Battle of Secessionville
2019-11-09T18:00:33-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjgxXC8yMDE5MTEwOTE4MDUyODAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Dan Welch discussed the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, a Union attempt to wrest control of nearby Tower Battery from the Confederate Army. Controlling this area meant access to Charleston, South Carolina, an indispensable Confederate port city. Mr. Welch is a school teacher and the co-author of The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863. This was part of the “Emerging Civil War” Blog symposium.
Dan Welch discussed the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, a Union attempt to wrest control of nearby Tower Battery from the Confederate Army. C…
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Dan Welch discussed the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, a Union attempt to wrest control of nearby Tower Battery from the Confederate Army. Controlling this area meant access to Charleston, South Carolina, an indispensable Confederate port city. Mr. Welch is a school teacher and the co-author of The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863. This was part of the “Emerging Civil War” Blog symposium. close
Dan Welch discussed the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, a Union attempt to wrest control of nearby Tower Battery from the Confederate Army. C… read more
Dan Welch discussed the 1862 Battle of Secessionville, a Union attempt to wrest control of nearby Tower Battery from the Confederate Army. Controlling this area meant access to Charleston, South Carolina, an indispensable Confederate port city. Mr. Welch is a school teacher and the co-author of The Last Road North: A Guide to the Gettysburg Campaign, 1863. This was part of the “Emerging Civil War” Blog symposium. close
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