Battle of James Island (Q2965192)

matcher place: South Carolina (relation 224040), Charleston County (relation 1857000)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1862 in South Carolina, 1862 in the American Civil War, 19th-century in Charleston, South Carolina, Battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina, Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War, Charleston County, South Carolina, Confederate victories of the American Civil War, History of Charleston, South Carolina, June 1862 events, Operations Against Charleston

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The Battle of Secessionville (or the First Battle of James Island) was fought on June 16, 1862, during the American Civil War. Confederate forces defeated the Union's only attempt to capture Charleston, South Carolina, by land. It is noted for the court martial of the Union brigadier general Henry Benham for trying to take James Island, which was against the orders given.

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Battles of the American Civil War in South Carolina	historic=battlefield
Battles of the Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach of the American Civil War	historic=battlefield