Letter
Charles H. Simonton to Nance, June 16, 1863
SECESSIONVILLE
SECESSIONVILLE, June 16, 1863.
Captain NANCE: A two-gun battery at Campbell’s house on Folly Island shelled Secessionville at 4 o’clock. But 2 shells reached it; 1 fell in the marsh in rear of the observatory, the other burst in the camp of the Twenty-fifth Regiment, near the first bridge. Both were good shots at the observatory. Do keep this out of the papers. Distance, about 3$ miles.
CHARLES H. SIMONTON,
Colonel, Commanding.
Hpgrs. Dept. SouTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
Hpgrs. Dept. SouTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, AND FLORIDA,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: SECESSIONVILLE. Summary: Colonel Simonton reports a two-gun battery shelling Secessionville from Folly Island with minimal damage and requests the incident be kept out of the newspapers.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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