09/08/1863
Fort Moultrie, defending Charleston Harbor from its position on Sullivan's Island, had been under serious bombardment for months. A 15 inch shell from the U.S.S. Weehalken struck home in one of the fort's magazines and caused a massive explosion. The damage was severe but the fortress still held and was not abandoned until February 1865, by that time almost only rubble. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation:
"Important from Charleston: The Explosion of a Magazine in Fort Moultrie," New York TImes, September 14, 1863, p.1.