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Fort McAllister March 3, 1863 |
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Summary of Fort McAllister Who: The north decided to attack the south to test out their ammunition. The leader for the confederates is Captain George A. Anderson and the leader for the union was Captain P. Drayton. Not much is known about these leaders but another important figure in the Battle of Fort McAllister was Admiral Du Pont.
When: March 3, 183 (first battle) Where: Bryan Country, Georgia (near Savannah) Why: We fought because the Union wanted to test their ammunition and bring down the south's Fort McAllister How (who won): The confederates won because of the Union's failed attempt to bring Fort McAllister down. It proved that even three-gun battery ironclad couldn't bring down this durable fort.
Important Events in 1863 While all the fighting of Fort McAllister was going on, the world was also facing
some major events. In Afghanistan, they were also facing a civil
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What: The battle
was engaged to test the union's ammunition and to bring down the south's earthen
Fort McAllister. The union's Admiral Du Pont ordered three ironclads to open attack
on Fort McAllister. He had three gun batteries and his own men armed with guns fight
with the south for eight entire hours. After all that fighting the armed batteries
(which were thought to be extremely powerful) could still not bring down the earthen
made Fort McAllister.
war and were mourning
the death of their leader: Dost Mohammed. In South America, France was occupying
Mexico City in a strong attempt to take over. The same year in Europe, Schlewsig
became a Danish Province. Finally in the land of Africa, Ismail exceeded Mohammed
Said as Viceroy of Egypt. As you can see, even though we Americans think the world
revolves around us, while we were fighting out Great War, the world continued on
with their daily, as important, lives.
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