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Cutout view of entrance to Charleston Harbor on General Map of CharlestonHarbor .... Note that what had been Maffitt's Channel prior to the war was now termed the Beach Channel. It had also been called Sullivan's Channel duringthe Civil War. John Maffitt had sailed for the Confederate Navy and was a verysuccessful commerce raider and blockade runner. (Image credit: NARA C&GS; Colllection)