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Civil War Charleston- Chapter 2- The Battery- White Point Gardens (Stop 1)

Battery Park was opened as a public park in 1837. During the Civil War Confederate artillery were positioned here to protect against a Union Naval attack.

13-inch mortar
13-inch mortar- Link
The point- Ashley River
The Point- Cooper River

The Hunley monument was dedicated to the three crews of the submarine that lost their lives in attempts to break the Union blockade of the city.

Civil War Torpedo Boatmen Memorial– Link
7-inch banded Brooks Rifle- Link
The Keokuk 11-inch Dahlgren- Link
10-inch smoothbore- Link
10-inch smoothbore
Charleston Waterfront- Link
Castle Pinckney- seen from the marker above
Fort Sumter- seen from the marker above
Confederate defenders of Charleston- Link
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