Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-161) and index.
Early years, 1809-1846 -- Ordnance development to the Civil War, 1874-1860 -- Outbreak and early years of the Civil War, 1861-62 -- Promotion, command of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, and the Siege of Charleston, 1863 -- Siege of Charleston, 1864 -- The capture of Charleston and the end of the War, 1865 -- After the War, 1866 -- Appendices: Letter of William T. Sherman to John A. Dahlgren ; Description of defenses of Charleston Harbor