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Charleston Harbor Battle of 1863 Kept Sumter Safe
In April 1863 Admiral DuPont’s ironclad fleet attacked Fort Sumter and Charleston harbor. The Weehawken and other monitors faced heavy fire as they tried to breach the Confederate defenses. Keokuk sank next morning after 90 hits, while New Ironsides remained largely unscathed. The action ended with withdrawal and no capture of Charleston.
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Charleston
Fort Sumter
Richmond
Capital
U. S. Navy
Samuel F. DuPont
South Atlantic
John Ericsson
Merrimack
Hampton Roads
Montauk
C.S.S. Nashville
Ogeechee River
Savannah
Fort McAllister
P. G. T. Beauregard
Weehawken
Passaic
Patapsco
Ironsides
Sumter
DuPont
Keokuk
Catskill
Nantucket
Nahant
Lronsides