Attacking The Fort At Andersonville, Georgia
The Union ships engaged enemy forts at Andersonville, Georgia, 13 February but found the Confederate positions too strong to carry. The next 2 days were spent exploring the marshlands in the area seeking a route which would enable the Northern vessels to approach Andersonville from the rear. A passage was found on the night of 15 February enabling Iris and other ships to land troops behind the fortress which soon fell. This diversionary movement was one of the factors which compelled the Confederacy to evacuate Charleston, South Carolina, where the war had begun four long years earlier, with the firing on Fort Sumter.
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