Port Royal Expedition
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The Port Royal Expedition was a major early Civil War naval and land operation in 1861 in which Union forces seized Port Royal Sound in South Carolina, establishing a crucial base for blockading the Confederate coast.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Royal Expedition canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Union occupation of Port Royal Sound islands
ⓘ
establishment of a long-term Union base at Port Royal ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Port Royal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union ⓘ |
| campaign | Union coastal campaign in the Carolinas ⓘ |
| capturedFort |
Fort Beauregard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedTown | Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderConfederate |
Josiah Tattnall III
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas F. Drayton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderUnion |
Samuel F. Du Pont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas W. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 1861-11-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union coastal operations in the Sea Islands ⓘ |
| impact |
provided base for further Union operations along the Southern coast
ⓘ
strengthened effectiveness of the Union naval blockade ⓘ |
| involvedUnit | South Atlantic Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Port Royal Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest large-scale amphibious operations of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| objective |
establish Union naval base on Confederate coast
ⓘ
seizure of Port Royal Sound ⓘ |
| partOf | Union blockade of the Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Hilton Head Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parris Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Royal Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1861-11-03 ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major base for blockading the Confederate coast ⓘ |
| theater | Atlantic Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
amphibious operation
ⓘ
land operation ⓘ naval operation ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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