Second Battle of Fort McAllister

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The Second Battle of Fort McAllister was a late-1864 American Civil War engagement in Georgia in which Union forces captured a Confederate coastal fortification, helping secure General William T. Sherman’s supply line at the end of his March to the Sea.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs Assault on Fort McAllister (1864)
attackedBy Union infantry assault
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaign Savannah Campaign
combatant Confederate Army
Union Army
commander George A. Nichols NERFINISHED
William B. Hazen
William W. Gordon NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date December 13, 1864
defendedBy Confederate garrison of Fort McAllister
followedBy Siege of Savannah
fortificationType coastal fortification
historicalEra American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
involves Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida forces
Union Army of the Tennessee elements
location Bryan County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Fort McAllister
near Savannah, Georgia
objective capture Fort McAllister
establish contact with Union naval forces
open Union supply line to the sea
opposingForceStrength Union division under Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen
small Confederate garrison
overseenBy William Tecumseh Sherman
partOf Sherman’s March to the Sea
precededBy March to the Sea
primaryTarget Fort McAllister (Confederate earthwork fort)
linked to: Fort McAllister
relatedEvent First Battle of Fort McAllister
result Union victory
state Georgia
strategicSignificance allowed Union forces to link with U.S. Navy on the Atlantic coast
secured Union supply line at the end of Sherman’s March to the Sea
tacticalOutcome Union forces overran Confederate defenses
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod late 1864
year 1864

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Civil War in Florida hasKeyEvent Second Battle of Fort McAllister
Confederate coastal defenses notableEvent Union attacks on Fort McAllister 1862–1863
linked to: Second Battle of Fort McAllister
Second Battle of Fort McAllister alsoKnownAs Assault on Fort McAllister (1864)
linked to: Second Battle of Fort McAllister