In Defending South Carolina's Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River; area native Rick Simmons relates the often overlooked stories of the upper South Carolina coast during the Civil War. As a base of operations for more than three thousand troops early in the war and the site of more than a dozen forts; almost every inch of the coast was affected by and hotly contested during the Civil War. From the skirmishes at Fort Randall in Little River and the repeated Union naval bombardments of Murrells Inlet to the unrealized potential of the massive fortifications at Battery White and the sinking of the USS Harvest Moon in Winyah Bay; the region's colorful Civil War history is unfolded here at last.
#137649 in Books Kiernan; Denise/ D'Agnese; Joseph 2009-05-01 2009-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.90 x 1.20 x 5.50l; 1.10 #File Name: 1594743304256 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Good quick read about a subject and people that all ...By Fred BizoviGood quick read about a subject and people that all Americans should know about. The cost of and the courage it took for these men and there families to do what they did probably is not known by very many citizens of the U.S.A. Quite honestly this book should be History 101 in every High School in the United States.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. the book has great potential to be more than repetitive and disappointingBy Heather LeonardMeh... I was interested in reading this book as I am an amateur Revolutionary War buff. While I didn't expect the author to give a full biography on each person; I also expected a bit more about the people. I feel as you read through the colonies and the men signing the Declaration of Independence; an awful lot of the information is repeated. If there was not enough information on a certain person; paragraphs from the previous signers story were also repeated. In my opinion; the book has great potential to be more than repetitive and disappointing.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I really enjoyed this bookBy SirodI really enjoyed this book. Getting to know the men who risked their lives to give us freedom from England was interessting and sometimes even funny. I will read it again.
