Bluffton Battles
What Confederate city was burned by Union forces in 1863?
Bluffton
Was the Lowcountry a Major Theater in the Civil War?
No. The Lowcountry does not compare to Virginia in terms of major battles. However, it still had a major role, including being a part of the overall think tank, and a significant buffer protecting the Confederacy from Union advance.
At which site did federal forces see their first significant victory of the Civil War in the Lowcountry?
The Battle of Port Royal Sound
What was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
How many Union troops and sailors were stationed on Hilton Head Island during the Civil War?
30,000
Why did the Union Army burn Bluffton.
In retaliation for Confederate raiding by Bluffton regiments in Pinckney Island and Hilton Head.
On which island were the first slaves freed during the civil war?
Hilton Head Island
What former slave pilot commandeered a Confederate ship and successfully passed five Confederate checkpoints before surrendering the ship to the Union Army?
Robert Smalls
What was the longest siege in South Carolina?
The Siege of Charleston. A year and a half. August, 1963 to February, 1965.
What historic church in Beaufort County was used as a school for freed slaves after the war?
The Penn School
How many people were killed in the Burning of Bluffton?
100
What was the Port Royal Experiment?
A Federal government/private initiative to ready the formerly enslaved who were abandoned by their owners after the Battle of Port Royal Sound for life as freed individuals.
How did the South supply its troops throughout the Civil War?
Largely through blockade running, including in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
What do the stars on Columbia's statehouse signify?
The stars mark the spots where Sherman's cannons struck the building
What did the Union use Parris Island for in the Civil War?
A coaling station for the U.S. Navy
How many houses survived the Burning of Bluffton in June 1863?
8
What was the Union objective in the two Battles of Pocataligo (Yamasee) and the Battle of Honey Horn (Ridgeland)?
To sever the Charleston and Savannah Railroad and isolate Charleston.
After the first naval victory in Port Royal sound in 1861, this is the first city in Lowcountry to be conquered by union forces?
Beaufort
What was the next major campaign by Sherman after his "March to the Sea" in Georgia?
The Carolinas Campaign
What was the last battle depicted in the film, Glory?
The Battle of Fort Wagner
Name the 8 antebellum homes that survived the burning of Bluffton?
Which former slave became a Union spy and helped lead the Combahee River Raid which freed over 700 slaves
Harriet Tubman
How long was the Union blockade of Charleston.
Two years
Where was Sherman's headquarters during the Carolinas campaign?
Beaufort, South Carolina
Built in 1846, the mausoleum at Zion Chapel of Ease bears what family name?
Baynard