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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), The Wee Nee Volunteers of Williamsburg District, South Carolina, in the First (Gregg's) Regiment—Siege and capture of Fort Sumter. (search)
commanding the Federal forces stationed at Fort Moultrie, on Sullivan's Island, abandoned that fort and transferred his whole garrison to Foty. After their arrival in Charleston they were sent over to Sullivan's Island, and quartered at the Moultrie House. There they were organil. The month of January and a part of February were spent on Sullivan's Island, the officers almost constantly drilling the men and instructon became general. All of the batteries bearing on Sumter on Sullivan's Island, Morris Island, Mount Pleasant, and James Island commenced poteries on Morris Island, and some of them on James Island and Sullivan's Island, would have been almost untenable. About ten o'clock on thbreeze sprung up on the morning of the 12th, and blew towards Sullivan's Island. The wind was not very high, and I think it was favorable fohe coming in of the fleet. At times the sound of the guns on Sullivan's Island could not be heard, though but two and a-half miles off The d