There's a nice summary of the fall of Charleston in the Revolutionary War
(along with a comparison to the related events as depicted in the film _The
Patriot_) at this site:

http://www.patriotresource.com/battles/charleston.html

And there's a nice summary of the fall of Charleston in the Civil War at
this site:

http://www.awod.com/gallery/probono/cwchas/evac.html

I was not previously familiar with either site, but they appear fairly
thorough.  At the very least they might do as starting points.

--Eric

> -----Original Message-----
> From: W. Scott Smith [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 10:34 AM
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> Subject: Re: Virginia and South Carolina in the wars
>
>
> > I'm sorry, but I understood the question to be about
> whether Sherman took
> > Charleston, SC--not Yorktown, VA--the same way Cornwallis
> did 85 years
> > earlier.  Am I wrong on that?
>
> That is the way I understood cousin Randy's question as well.
>
> Wm. Scott Breckinridge Smith
> Lynchburg, Virga.
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