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.
Date July 18, 1863 (1863-7-18) – September 7, 1863 (1863-9-7)[1] Location Charleston, South Carolina 32°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
Quincy Gillmore John A. Dahlgren	P.G.T. Beauregard Roswell S. Ripley
Units involved
X Corps (Department of the South) South Atlantic Blockading Squadron	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.