Journal of the Siege of Charleston

Dublin Core

Title

Journal of the Siege of Charleston

Creator

Wilson, John

Date

1780-02-29

Subject

Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1780.
South Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Moncrieff, James, 1744-1793.

Description

The journal covers every day between February 29th and May 12th, 1780. The entries describe the British actions during the Siege of Charleston. The names of various British officers appear throughout the journal. The first entry describes the initial plans of an attack from the Brigade of Engineers under the command of Captain Moncrieff on James Island. The final entry states that the British marched into Charleston at 2 P. M. on May 12, 1780 after the city had surrendered.

Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Charleston Library Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Special Collections Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Charleston Library Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Format

image/jpeg

Type

StillImage

Source

Ms. 184, Journal of the siege of Charleston, 1780.

Language

English

Identifier

Ms184

Collection Items

Journal of the siege of Charleston, 1780.
The journal covers every day between February 29th and May 12th, 1780. The entries describe the British actions during the Siege of Charleston. The names of various British officers appear throughout the journal. The first entry describes the initial…
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