Battle of Port Royal

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The Battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War, in which a United States Navy fleet and United States Army expeditionary force captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, between Savannah, Georgia and Charleston, South Carolina, on November 7, 1861. The sound was guarded by two forts on opposite sides of the entrance, Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island to the south and Fort Beauregard on Phillip's Island to the north. A small force of four gunboats supported the forts, but did not materially affect the battle.

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1861 Battle of Port Royal
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Bombardment of Port Royal S.C. - Virtue & CoBombardment of Port Royal S.C. - Virtue & Co
Bombarding of Port Royal, SCBombarding of Port Royal, SC
USS Bienville 1861USS Bienville 1861
Port Royal 1862Port Royal 1862
No. 65. Port Royal LCCN2003680543No. 65. Port Royal LCCN2003680543
Scènes uit de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, 1862, RP-P-2018-656Scènes uit de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, 1862, RP-P-2018-656
Port Royal battle planPort Royal battle plan
Union Fleet at Port RoyalUnion Fleet at Port Royal
Bay Point and Fort BeauregardBay Point and Fort Beauregard
Stars and Stripes over Fort WalkerStars and Stripes over Fort Walker
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    eventarmed conflict1779Battle of BeaufortUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1861Battle of Port RoyalbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1863Bluffton expeditionbattleWikidata
    sitefortFort FremontfortWikidata
    sitefort1861Fort MitchellfortWikidata
    sitemuseum1975Parris Island Museummilitary museum, museumWikidata
    commonsimageBombardment of Port Royal S.C. - Virtue & Co Commons
    commonsimageBombarding of Port Royal, SC Commons
    commonsimageUSS Bienville 1861 Commons
    commonsimagePort Royal 1862 Commons
    commonsimageNo. 65. Port Royal LCCN2003680543 Commons
    commonsimageScènes uit de Amerikaanse burgeroorlog, 1862, RP-P-2018-656 Commons
    commonsimagePort Royal battle plan Commons
    commonsimageUnion Fleet at Port Royal Commons
    commonsimageBay Point and Fort Beauregard Commons
    commonsimageStars and Stripes over Fort Walker Commons