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…