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mounted to repel land attacks from the rear and three on the right wing. Two other guns were in the fort, but were not mounted. Fort
Beauregard was almost as strong; it also had 13 guns that bore on the channel, plus six others for protection against land attacks. The garrisons were increased in size; 687 men were in and near Fort Wagner in mid-August. On November 6, another 450 infantry and 50 artillerymen were added, and 650 more came from Georgia the same day. Because of its isolated position, the garrison of Fort Beauregard could not be easily increased. The force on Philip's Island was 640 men, of whom 149 were in the fort and the remainder infantry defending against land assault. For lack of transportation, all of the late-arriving troops were retained at Fort Walker.
665:. He presented his idea to the flag officer, who agreed. The plan as completed by Du Pont called for his fleet to enter the harbor at mid-channel. On the way in, they would engage both forts. After passing the forts, the heaviest ships would execute a turn to the left in column and go back against Fort Walker. Again past the fort, they would once more turn in column, and repeat the maneuver until the issue was decided. While the main fleet was thus engaged, five of his lighter gunboats would form a flanking column that would proceed to the head of the harbor and shield the rest of the fleet from Tattnall's flotilla.
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leaks in high places, the article was in fact the product of straightforward journalism. The author had gained most of his information by mingling with soldiers and sailors. No one had thought to sequester the men from the populace, even though the loyalties of the citizens of
Maryland and Hampton Roads were divided. (Perhaps some real espionage was also available. Although the destination was supposed to be unknown until after the fleet sailed, acting Confederate Secretary of War
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466:. Bad weather delayed departure from there by another week, during which time Du Pont and Sherman were able to make final arrangements. Among the issues to be settled was the target; up until this time, the decision of whether to strike at Bull's Bay or Port Royal had not been made. Only after he was sure that the latter would meet future needs of the fleet, and Bull's Bay would not, did Du Pont finally commit the expedition to the attack on Port Royal.
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although many of them passed harmlessly overhead and landed well beyond. Because the motion of the ships disrupted their aim, most of the shots from the forts missed; generally, they aimed too high, sending the missiles that were on target into the masts and upper works of the vessels. The ships proceeded according to Du Pont's orders through the first turn, but then the plan fell apart. First to leave was the third ship in the main column,
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Bluffton’s substantial picket headquarters. Bluffton’s geographic location resulted in it being the only strategic position on the east coast where the
Confederates could gather direct intelligence on the Union squadron, which conducted crucial blockade operations along the southern coastline in the aftermath of the battle.
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350:, he drew up plans for two forts at the entrance. Soon called away to serve the Confederate Army in Virginia, he turned the task of implementing his plans over to Maj. Francis D. Lee of the South Carolina Army Engineers. Before the war, Lee had been an architect, and had designed several churches in Charleston.
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Ashore, Fort Walker was suffering, with most of the damage being done by the ships that had dropped out of the line of battle. The exhausted gunners had only three guns left in the water battery, the others being disabled. About 12:30, General
Drayton left the fort to collect some reserves to replace
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carried a front-page article entitled "The Great Naval
Expedition," in which the full order of battle down to regimental level was laid out for all to see. The article was repeated, word for word, in the Charleston newspapers of November 1. Although Du Pont and others muttered aloud about treason and
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While the forts were being built, the state of
Georgia was forming a rudimentary navy by converting a few tugs and other harbor craft into gunboats. Although they could not face the ships of the US Navy on the open seas, their shallow draft enabled them to move freely about in the inland waters along
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to 12 guns of smaller caliber, plus a single 10 in (250 mm). Fitting the increased number into the available space required that the traverses be eliminated. The battery was therefore vulnerable to enfilade. In addition to the 13 guns of the water battery, Fort Walker had another seven guns
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was concerned that the enemy could easily cut off his only line of retreat. When the firing at Fort Walker ceased and cheering in the fleet was heard, he realized that his command was in peril. Rather than be trapped, he ordered the troops on Philip's Island to abandon their positions. This they did
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Carolina coast in its second report, dated July 13. In order to improve the blockade of Charleston, they considered seizing a nearby port. They gave particular attention to three: Bull's Bay to the north of Charleston, and St. Helena Sound and Port Royal
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Although preparations for battle proceeded throughout the summer and early fall of 1861, the schedule proposed by the administration could not be met. As late as
September 18, President Lincoln could still advocate a start date of October 1. Du Pont felt that the Navy Department was rushing him in
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of the CS Army, who on August 21, 1861 was assigned to command of the
Department of South Carolina. The final relevant change at the top took place almost on the eve of battle, on November 5, 1861, when the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and East Florida were constituted a military department
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Work on the two forts began in July 1861, but progressed only slowly. Labor for the construction was obtained by requisitions of slave labor from local farms and plantations, which the owners were reluctant to provide. Construction was not complete when the attack came. Beauregard's plan was also
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The battle being over, personnel losses could be determined. Despite the large expenditure of shot and shell by both sides, casualties were rather light. In the
Southern forts, 11 men had been killed, 47 were wounded, and 4 were missing. In the Northern fleet, 8 were killed and 23 wounded. These
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positions that exploited a weakness in Fort Walker. The Confederate gunboats put in a token appearance, but fled up a nearby creek when challenged. Early in the afternoon, most of the guns in the fort were out of action, and the soldiers manning them fled to the rear. A landing party from the
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informed Du Pont that the army could not take part in the operation. The loss of his ships in the storm had deprived him of his landing boats as well as much of his needed ammunition. Furthermore, his transports were not combat loaded. Sherman would not commit his troops until the arrival of
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When Fort Walker fell, the commander of Fort Beauregard across the sound feared that his soldiers would soon be cut off with no way to escape, so he ordered them to abandon the fort. Another landing party took possession of the fort and raised the Union flag the next day.
917:. To that end, he set up extensive works at Port Royal Sound for maintaining the fleet, including coaling, provisioning, and repair facilities. Unfortunately, Du Pont proved to be unduly cautious, and his reputation could not survive the failure of the fleet attack on
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went ashore under a flag of truce and found the fort abandoned. Rodgers therefore raised the Union flag. No effort was made to further press the men who had just left the fort, so the entire surviving Confederate force was permitted to escape to the mainland.
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Sound to the south. The latter two would also be useful in the blockade of Savannah. They considered Port Royal to be the best harbor, but believed that it would be strongly defended and therefore were reluctant to recommend that it be taken.
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altered because the heavy guns he wanted were not available. To compensate for the reduced weight of fire by increased volume, the number of guns in the water battery of Fort Walker was increased from seven 10 in (250 mm)
833:, with instructions to hold out as long as possible. As he was returning at 14:00, he found the men leaving the fort. They explained that they were almost out of powder for the guns, and had therefore abandoned their position.
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was assigned to the Third Military District of the Department of South Carolina, which meant that the forts were in his jurisdiction. Drayton, who was a member of a prominent Charleston family and a graduate of the
1677:"The Egotistigraphy", by John Sanford Barnes. An autobiography, including his Civil War Union Navy service on USS Wabash, privately printed 1910. Internet edition edited by Susan Bainbridge Hay 2012
628:, made another incursion into the harbor, this time seeking to draw enemy fire so as to gauge their strength. Again the Confederate flotilla came out to meet them, and again they were driven back.
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did not believe that Port Royal Sound could be adequately defended, as forts on opposite sides of the sound would be too far apart for mutual support. Overruled by South Carolina Governor
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coastline, but found this task difficult when forced to rely on fueling and resupply ports in the North for its coal-fired steamships. The problems of the blockade were considered by a
661:, Du Pont's fleet captain and chief of staff, had the idea of keeping the ships in motion while bombarding the forts. This was a tactic that had recently been used successfully at the
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elicited no reply was it realized that the fort was unmanned. As it was then very late in the day, raising the Union flag on Fort Beauregard was delayed until the following morning.
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without destroying their stores, because to do so would have attracted the attention of the fleet. Their departure was not noted, and not until a probing attack by gunboat
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Johnson, Robert Underwood, and Clarence Clough Buel,
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1451:ORN I, v. 12, pp. 319–324, 386–390.
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1591:Century, 1887, 1888; reprint ed., Castle, n.d.
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909:) to be promoted. He retained command of the
600:Early in the morning of November 5, gunboats
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1512:(Bluffton, S.C.: Jeff Fulgham, 2012), 46–51.
1009:Historical volume, entry for Francis D. Lee.
738:. Five gunboats formed the flanking column:
776:remained behind to protect the transports.
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1996:Naval battles of the American Civil War
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319:. Chairman of the commission was Capt.
276:flagship took possession of the fort.
1607:Combined operations in the Civil War.
1589:Battles and leaders of the Civil War.
203:63 (11 killed, 48 wounded, 4 missing)
32:Battle of Port Royal (disambiguation)
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1634:of the Union and Confederate Armies.
997:p. 26. ORA I, v. 6, pp. 18–20.
249:to the north. A small force of four
245:to the south and Fort Beauregard on
1804:Second Battle of Charleston Harbor
911:South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
386:South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
25:
1784:First Battle of Charleston Harbor
1535:Whittier, John Greenleaf (1864).
1525:entry for Thomas Fenwick Drayton.
1486:entry for Samuel Francis Du Pont.
1471:Success is all that was expected,
1405:Success is all that was expected,
1383:Success is all that was expected,
1370:Success is all that was expected,
1357:Success is all that was expected,
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1084:pp. 19, 31. ORN I, v. 12, p. 295.
1082:Success is all that was expected,
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335:Shortly after the bombardment of
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1145:ORA I, v. 53, pp. 176–177.
1062:ORN I, v. 12, pp. 301–302.
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951:ORA (Official records, armies):
296:Development of Northern strategy
82:Port Royal Sound, South Carolina
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27:Battle of the American Civil War
2011:Beaufort County, South Carolina
2016:1861 in the American Civil War
1523:Encyclopedia of the Civil War,
1499:entry for Thomas West Sherman.
1497:Encyclopedia of the Civil War,
1484:Encyclopedia of the Civil War,
447:United States Military Academy
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1609:Naval Institute Press, 1978.
939:in his poem "At Port Royal."
540:, under her civilian captain
433:under the command of General
225:expeditionary force captured
1896:Union forces occupy Columbia
1809:Second Battle of Fort Sumter
1799:Second Battle of Fort Wagner
1794:Battle of Grimball's Landing
1185:p. 25. ORN I, v. 12, p. 208.
898:, where he earned his fame.
382:Atlantic Blockading Squadron
1789:First Battle of Fort Wagner
1768:Second Battle of Pocotaligo
1538:In War Time and Other Poems
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1891:Skirmish at Congaree Creek
1753:First Battle of Pocotaligo
846:Robert Gill Mills Dunovant
544:, accompanied by gunboats
239:Charleston, South Carolina
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1866:Campaign of the Carolinas
1566:Browning, Robert M. Jr.,
896:Army of Northern Virginia
807:Bombardment of Port Royal
200:31 (8 killed, 23 wounded)
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1881:Skirmish at James Island
1876:Battle of Broxton Bridge
1871:Action at Rivers' Bridge
1763:Battle of Simmon's Bluff
1758:Battle of Secessionville
1639:The War of the Rebellion
1121:William Tecumseh Sherman
984:ORA I, v. 53, pp. 67–73.
762:. Three other gunboats,
663:Battle of Hatteras Inlet
269:Battle of Hatteras Inlet
73:November 3–7, 1861
1007:Who was who in America,
937:John Greenleaf Whittier
865:Union troops raise the
2021:1861 in South Carolina
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808:
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321:Samuel Francis Du Pont
147:Commanders and leaders
1737:Port Royal Experiment
1727:Battle of Fort Sumter
1630:A compilation of the
1584:Harper and Row, 1986.
1442:ORN I, v. 12, p. 266.
1433:ORN I, v. 12, p. 306.
1394:ORN I, v. 12, p. 303.
1207:ORN I, v. 12, p. 229.
1071:ORN I, v. 12, p. 304.
1053:ORN I, v. 12, p. 301.
1044:ORN I, v. 12, p. 279.
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806:
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376:Federal army and navy
331:Southern preparations
314:Secretary of the Navy
195:Casualties and losses
121:United States victory
102:32.25000°N 80.66000°W
18:Port Royal Expedition
2026:November 1861 events
1845:Battle of Honey Hill
1732:Battle of Port Royal
1619:US Navy Department,
1580:Faust, Patricia L.,
1460:ORA I, v. 6, p. 367.
1163:ORA I, v. 6, p. 309.
1106:pp. 21–22, 24.
1033:Combined operations,
1020:Combined operations,
995:Combined operations,
947:Abbreviations used:
211:Battle of Port Royal
42:Battle of Port Royal
30:For other uses, see
1850:Battle of Tulifinny
1628:US War Department,
1230:The Atlantic coast,
1219:, October 26, 1861.
915:Fernandina, Florida
886:siege of Charleston
677:A map of the battle
659:Charles Henry Davis
570:Josiah Tattnall III
483:Francis S. Haggerty
460:Annapolis, Maryland
426:Richard H. Anderson
410:Montgomery C. Meigs
365:Josiah Tattnall III
344:P. G. T. Beauregard
170:Josiah Tattnall III
166:Stephen Elliott Jr.
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1835:Housatonic
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356:columbiads
310:commission
302:blockading
273:enfilading
233:, between
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190:4 gunboats
186:44 cannons
181:77 vessels
93:80°39′36″W
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1473:pp. 77ff.
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857:Aftermath
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656:Commander
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701:Seminole
582:Resolute
576:Savannah
528:Governor
520:Peerless
487:Vandalia
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306:Southern
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176:Strength
78:Location
1969:Commons
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633:Sherman
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559:Pembina
524:Osceola
423:Colonel
371:Command
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669:Battle
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602:Ottawa
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118:Result
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