Fort Pringle

Fort Pringle is a historic artillery battery located at James Island, Charleston, South Carolina. It was built in 1863, as part of the James Island Siege Line and protect the Stono River, Johns Island and lower James Island. At the close of the war it was armed with nine heavy cannons. The earthen redoubt's river face measures approximately 360 feet, the right or upstream face 160 feet, the left or downstream face 400 feet, and the rear face approximately 520 feet in length. It has a 7.5 to 12.5 foot high parapet wall and 12.5 feet tall powder magazine.

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  Charles Town expedition ⓘ
  1706 French—Spanish conquest attempt

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  Battle of Sullivan's Island ⓘ
  1776 battle of the American Revolutionary War

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  Battle of Stono Ferry ⓘ
  1779 battle of the American Revolutionary War

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  Siege of Charleston ⓘ
  major engagement fought between March 29 to May 12, 1780 during the American Revolutionary War

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  Capture of HMS Savage ⓘ
  1781 naval battle

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  Battle of James Island ⓘ
  1782 battle in the American Revolution

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  Battle of Fort Sumter ⓘ
  bombardment of Fort Sumter, immediate cause and first battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of James Island ⓘ
  1862 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Simmon's Bluff ⓘ
  1862 battle of the American Civil War

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  First Battle of Charleston Harbor ⓘ
  April 1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  First Battle of Fort Wagner ⓘ
  1863 American Civil War battle

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  Battle of Grimball's Landing ⓘ
  1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  Second Battle of Charleston Harbor ⓘ
  Siege during the American Civil War

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  Second Battle of Fort Wagner ⓘ
  1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  Second Battle of Fort Sumter ⓘ
  September 1863 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Legareville ⓘ
  battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of James Island ⓘ
  battle of the American Civil War

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  Battery Bingham ⓘ
  Australian artillery battery

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  Battery Cheves ⓘ
  

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  Battery Gadsden ⓘ
  

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  Battery LeRoy ⓘ
  

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  Battery McCorkle ⓘ
  

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  Battery No. 1 ⓘ
  

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  Battery No. 5 ⓘ
  

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  Battery Thomson ⓘ
  

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  Battery Tynes ⓘ
  

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  Battery Wilkes ⓘ
  

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  Cannon Row ⓘ
  

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  Unnamed Battery ⓘ
  

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  Unnamed Battery No. 1 ⓘ
  

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  Battery Jasper ⓘ
  

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  Battery Huger ⓘ
  

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  Castle Pinckney ⓘ
  fort  

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  Fort Johnson ⓘ
  fort in South Carolina, in the United States

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  Fort Moultrie ⓘ
  historic district in the United States  

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  Fort Palmetto ⓘ
  fort in South Carolina

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  Fort Pringle ⓘ
  fort in South Carolina

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  Fort Trenholm ⓘ
  historic (1864) artillery battery located at Johns Island, Charleston, South Carolina

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  Fort Wagner ⓘ
  historic Civil War fort in South Carolina, US

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  Fort Sumter ⓘ
  fort in Charleston, South Carolina  

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  Fort Sumter Museum ⓘ
  

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  Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center ⓘ
  

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  Patriots Point ⓘ
  military museum in South Carolina, USA

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  USS Laffey ⓘ
  1943 Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer

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  USS Yorktown ⓘ
  1943 Essex-class aircraft carrier

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  Fort Moultrie Visitor Center ⓘ
  

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  H. L. Hunley ⓘ
  submarine

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1706 Charles Town expedition

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1776 Battle of Sullivan's Island

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1779 Battle of Stono Ferry

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1780 Siege of Charleston

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1781 Capture of HMS Savage

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1782 Battle of James Island

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1861-04-14T00:00:00Z

1861 Battle of Fort Sumter

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1862 Battle of James Island

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1862 Battle of Simmon's Bluff

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1863-04-07T00:00:00Z

1863 First Battle of Charleston Harbor

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1863-07-11T00:00:00Z

1863 First Battle of Fort Wagner

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1863-07-16T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Grimball's Landing

1863-07-18T00:00:00Z

1863-09-07T00:00:00Z

1863 Second Battle of Charleston Harbor

1863-07-18T00:00:00Z

1863-07-18T00:00:00Z

1863 Second Battle of Fort Wagner

1863-09-08T00:00:00Z

1863-09-08T00:00:00Z

1863 Second Battle of Fort Sumter

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1863-12-25T00:00:00Z

1863 Battle of Legareville

1865-02-10T00:00:00Z

1865-02-10T00:00:00Z

1865 Battle of James Island

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1898 Battery Jasper

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1899 Battery Huger

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1811 Fort Sumter

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1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

1970 Fort Moultrie Visitor Center

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1706	Charles Town expedition	Spain, France, Kingdom of England, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1776	Battle of Sullivan's Island	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1779	Battle of Stono Ferry	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1780	Siege of Charleston	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1781	Capture of HMS Savage	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Battle of James Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1861	Battle of Fort Sumter	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of James Island	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1862	Battle of Simmon's Bluff	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	First Battle of Charleston Harbor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	First Battle of Fort Wagner	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Grimball's Landing	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Second Battle of Charleston Harbor	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Second Battle of Fort Wagner	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Second Battle of Fort Sumter	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1863	Battle of Legareville	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Battle of James Island	battle	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Clamagore	attack submarine, Balao-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Grampus	schooner	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Housatonic	screw sloop	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Patapsco	monitor, Passaic-class monitor	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Peri	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Sam Rayburn	ballistic missile submarine, James Madison-class submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Stephen Young	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Weehawken	monitor, Passaic-class monitor	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1862	USS Keokuk	ship	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1909	Charleston Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Bingham	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Cheves	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Gadsden	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery LeRoy	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery McCorkle	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery No. 1	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery No. 5	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Thomson	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Tynes	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Battery Wilkes	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Cannon Row	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Unnamed Battery	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Unnamed Battery No. 1	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1898	Battery Jasper	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1899	Battery Huger	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	fort		Castle Pinckney	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Johnson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Moultrie	National Park Service, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Palmetto	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Pringle	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Trenholm	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Wagner	destroyed building or structure, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1811	Fort Sumter	Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location, sea fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Sumter Museum	military museum, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		Fort Sumter Visitor Education Center	National Park Service visitor center, Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location, military museum, ferry port, National Park Service	Wikidata
site	museum		Patriots Point	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Laffey	preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Yorktown	military museum, preserved watercraft, museum ship, aircraft carrier, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1970	Fort Moultrie Visitor Center	Passport to Your National Parks cancellation location, military museum, tourism office	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		H. L. Hunley	human-powered submarine, attack submarine, preserved watercraft, shipwreck, Confederate States Navy, museum ship	Wikidata