The Pluff Mud Advantage

Home field advantage is key, especially in battle. College of Charleston's Dr. Scott Harris is very familiar with the muck that changed the odds in the Battle of Secessionville.

Standards

• 4.4 Demonstrate an understanding of economic, political, and social divisions during the United States Civil War, including the role of South Carolina between 18501870.
  • 4.4.CE Explain the effects of military strategies utilized by the Union and the Confederacy.
• 8.3 Demonstrate an understanding of conflict and compromise in South Carolina, the Southern region, and the United States as a result of sectionalism between the period 18161865.
  • 8.3.CE Examine consequences of the major Civil War military strategies.

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