North by Night-Peter Burchard

Army Life in a Black Regiment · Nov 9, 2026 · 4h 59m

North by Night by Peter Burchard.

This story opens on St. Helena Island in July 1863. The Seventh Connecticut was part of an expeditionary force which was sent to South Carolina in October 1861 to occupy the islands along the coast and establish a base for military operations against the city of Charleston. Union troops occupied the town of Beaufort on Port Royal Island and made their headquarters and their main base of supplies on the Island of Hilton Head. The first charge on Fort Wagner (called Battery Wagner by the Confederates) is described in this book. Wagner was probably the strongest…