1864 Rebel Defences of Charleston Harbor, SC Egret and Fort Moultrie

and Fort Moultrie

is double-matted

This map shows Charles Town in its infancy

and in 1780

This 1861 map depicts the Port Royal area between Charleston and Savannah harbors

1864 Rebel Defences of Charleston Harbor, SC Egret and Fort MoultrieThe "Rebel Defences of Charleston Harbor" map identifies several Union and Confederate forts, fortresses, and batteries. It includes such famous sites as Fort Johnson and Fort Sumter, from which the first shots of the war took place on April 12, 1861. It also identifies several other key military sites such as Fort Wagner, Castle Pinckney, Fort Marion, and Fort Moultrie. Fort Wagner was the target of the famous Union charge by the 54th Massachusetts,