On June 21, the 55th Pennsylvania came ashore at Wadmalaw Sound. Union forces discovered an encampment of the 16th South Carolina Infantry regiment, and quickly razed the encampment and engaged the Confederate forces.
On June 21, the 55th Pennsylvania landed at Wadmalaw Sound, where they met with Union troops who had discovered a Confederate military outpost containing the 16th South Carolina Infantry regiment. The Union forces responded by destroying the outpost and engaging the Confederate soldiers in combat.