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Quincy A. Gillmore
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Union Military
| February 28, 1825 | Quincy Adams Gillmore born, Lorain County, Ohio. | |
| April 10, 1862 April 11, 1862 |
Battle of Fort Pulaski
Quincy Gillmore uses rifled cannon to effectively end the use of palisaded forts world-wide |
Georgia |
| Fort Pulaski | ||
| July 10, 1863 July 11, 1863 |
Battle of Fort Wagner | South Carolina |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| July 10, 1863 | Federal forces complete an amphibious landing on Morris Island near the entrance to Charleston Harbor. They will fortify the position over the next 3 weeks | South Carolina |
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| July 18, 1863 | The 54th Massachusetts, comprised primarily of free blacks from Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, attack Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor, losing 30% of their men and forcing Quincey Gillmore to lay siege to the city. The film "Glory " is based on this action. |
South Carolina |
| Siege of Charleston | ||
| May 5, 1864 | Army of the James under General Benjamin Butler [US] lands at Bermuda Hundred and City Point, east of Petersburg. The Army is comprised of two corps totaling nearly 40,000 men. | Virginia |
| Benjamin Butler | ||
| William Farrar Smith | ||
| April 7, 1888 | Quincy Adams Gillmore dies, Brooklyn, New York |
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