I was captured at Fort Sumter on the night of Sept. 8th 1863, having landed there as one of a storming party from the U.S. Blockading Fleet off Charleston. Said expedition was unsuccessful, only less than one-fifth of the force effecting a landing."
Forces War Records, The Andersonville Diary of Frederic Augustus James (https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/subject/840/the-andersonville-diary-of-frederic-augustus-james/facts : accessed 3/11/2024), database and images, https://nz.forceswarrecords.com/subject/840/the-andersonville-diary-of-frederic-augustus-james/facts