Description : What was the result of the Union naval bombardment of Charleston in 1863?
Last Answer : Under pressure from Washington DC in 1863, Rear Admiral Du Pont reluctantly commanded seven moniters, along with the ironclads New Ironsides and Keokuk, into the Charleston harbor. On April15th Du Pont ... hours, the Confederate guns on forts Sumter and Moultrie, forced the Union fleet to withdraw.