Union attempt to cut the Charleston and Savannah at Pocotaligo
October 22, 1862, Pocotaligo, near Yemassee, South Carolina.
- Date
- October 22, 1862
- Where
- Pocotaligo, near Yemassee, South Carolina
- What happened
- Other
- Event
- 51 of 174
A Union force from Hilton Head marched to destroy the Charleston and Savannah Railroad and its bridges to isolate Charleston. Confederate reinforcements arrived, the Union troops could not reach the railroad bridge, and they withdrew to their ships.
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