Battle of Grimball's Landing

Battle of Grimball's Landing
Part of the American Civil War
Date July 16, 1863 (1863-07-16) Location James Island, South Carolina Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
United States (Union)	CSA (Confederacy)
Commanders and leaders
Alfred Terry George Balch	Johnson Hagood
Units involved
1st Division, X Corps Stono River Flotilla	1st Military District, South Carolina
Strength
3,800	3,000
Casualties and losses
30 killed, 14 prisoners[1]	3 killed, 12 wounded, 3 missing[1]

The Battle of Grimball's Landing took place in James Island, South Carolina, on July 16, 1863, during the American Civil War. It was a part of the campaign known as Operations Against the Defenses of Charleston.

Battle

To divert Confederate reinforcements from a renewed attack on nearby Fort Wagner, Brig. Gen. Quincy A. Gillmore designed two feints. An amphibious force ascended Stono River to threaten the Charleston & Savannah Railroad bridge. A second force, consisting of Alfred Terry's division, landed on James Island on July 8. Soon, Terry demonstrated against the Confederate defenses, but did not launch a major attack. On July 16, the Confederates attacked Terry's camp at Grimball's Landing. Because of incomplete reconnaissance of the difficult, marshy ground, the disorganized Confederate attack was soon aborted. Their mission accomplished, Federal troops withdrew from the island on July 17.

This battle was the first engagement of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, in which it suffered 43 casualties (14 killed, 17 wounded, and 12 captured).^[2]

See also

• Siege of Charleston Harbor Union order of battle
• Siege of Charleston Harbor Confederate order of battle
• Battle of Secessionville (1862), a.k.a. Battle of James Island
• Battle of Grimball's Causeway (1865)

Notes

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the National Park Service document "Grimball's Landing".

• CWSAC Report Update

Further reading

• Burton, E. Milby. The Siege of Charleston 1861–1865. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1970. ISBN 0-87249-345-8.
• Kennedy, Frances H., ed. The Civil War Battlefield Guide. 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998. ISBN 0-395-74012-6.
• Reed, Rowena. Combined Operations in the Civil War. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1978. ISBN 0-87021-122-6.
• Wise, Stephen R. Gate of Hell: Campaign for Charleston Harbor, 1863. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. ISBN 0-87249-985-5.

Coordinates: 32°41′53″N 79°58′59″W / 32.698°N 79.983°W / 32.698; -79.983

South Carolina in the American Civil War Pre-War Secession Star of the West Montgomery Convention 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of Port Royal 1862 First Battle of Pocotaligo Battle of Secessionville Battle of Simmon's Bluff Second Battle of Pocotaligo 1863 First Battle of Charleston Harbor First Battle of Fort Wagner Battle of Grimball's Landing Second Battle of Fort Wagner Second Battle of Charleston Harbor Second Battle of Fort Sumter Atttack on USS New Ironsides 1864 Sinking of USS Housatonic by Hunley Battle of Honey Hill Battle of Tulifinny Capture of Columbia 1865 Battle of Rivers' Bridge Grimball's Causeway/Surrender of Charleston Military Units South Carolina Civil War Confederate units South Carolina Civil War Union units Reconstruction Reconstruction