Reminiscences of Service with the First Volunteer Regiment of Georgia, Charleston Harbor, in 1863 / An address delivered before the Georgia Historical Society, March 3, 1879

A first-person address recounts service with a Georgia volunteer regiment sent to Charleston Harbor in 1863, describing hurried orders, a rain-soaked march, and embarkation for Morris Island. The speaker details arrival at and reinforcement of Battery Wagner, the island’s narrow topography and defensive works, and the visible presence of ships and shore batteries. He situates the episode amid disheartening news from other theaters, notes the constant artillery fire and naval threat, and emphasizes the men’s endurance through mud, heat, and scarcity while reflecting on the hardships, discipline, and devotion demanded by coastal siege operations.