 Battery
Dantzler May 1864 - April 1865
First named Ft. Howlett, the battery
was renamed after Col. Olin M. Dantzler, who was killed on June
2, 1864, in an attempt to capture Ft. Dutton. Leading the 22nd
South Carolina Inf. the attack failed. Battery Dantzler played
a major role in keeping the Union Navy down river. The Battery
was abandoned on June 16th 1864, to send troops to Petersburg
and retaken that night. Because of this battery and others along
the river the Dutch Gap Canal was started on August 10th 1864,
and was never opened until after the war. Several attempts were
made by the Confederate Navy to break the Union Blockade, all
of which failed. On April 2nd 1865, the battery was abandoned,
the men joining in the surrender at Appomattox CH on April 9,
1865. (Details...)
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