History in 12th May

Charleston surrenders

In one of the costliest events of the American Revolution, 5,000 American soldiers surrender in Charleston, South Carolina. British General Sir Henry Clinton had laid siege to Charleston with over 14,000 British and Loyalist troops, trapping the Patriot defenders for over a month before they capitulated.
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Fighting at the "Bloody Angle"

During the bloodiest day of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, over 15,000 Union soldiers in General Winfield S. Hancock's II Corps assault the Confederates lines. The Confederate line, shaped like a mule shoe, became known as the "Bloody Angle" as Union and Confederate soldiers battled without break for 20 hours.
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