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On This Day in Confederate History, August 4.

1863: Siege of Charleston, S.C. (1863-1865): The Federal forces continue their bombardment of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. It is also preparing to step it up with a 200-pounder Parrott gun which can fire incendiary shells. The bombardment of Charleston had begun in 1863 and continued for 587 days.

2nd Lt. Francis M Godbold

Co. C, Manigault's S.C. Light Artillery Battalion.

The unit participated in the defense of Charleston Harbor

in 1863 and the Siege of Petersburg, Va. in 1864.

(Liljenquist Collection, Library of Congress)

A member of the Charleston Zouave Cadets.

This was one of the most colorfully uniformed

volunteer units from Charleson early in the war.

The trim on the uniform is red.

1864: In preparation for the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama which would take place the next day, the Confederate garrison at Fort Gaines was reinforced when the Federal Army prematurely landed on Dauphin Island. Fort Gaines was a pentagonal masonry fort on Dauphin Island at the entrance of Mobile Bay with 26 guns and manned by a garrison of 600 under Colonel Charles D. Anderson. 

Confederate General Birthdays, August 4.

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