It is debated that the South was lost by this failure to take Charleston in 1776, as it left the Loyalists unsupported for three years, while allowing the port of Charleston to serve the American cause until 1780.
Det hævdes at syden gik tabt som følge af at Charleston ikke blev taget i 1776, da det efterlod loyalisterne uden støtte i tre år, mens havnen i Charleston var til gavn for amerikanerne frem til 1780.