The Battle of Port RoyalArcadia Publishing, 27 Νοε 2009 - 128 σελίδες November 1861. The South was winning the Civil War. Fort Sumter had fallen to the Confederates. The Federal army was routed at Manassas. The blockade of Southern ports was a farce; commerce and weapons flowed almost as freely as before the war. There were stirrings of interest from foreign powers in recognizing the Confederacy and brokering a forced peace accord. The Federals needed to turn the tide. The largest fleet ever assembled by the United States set its sights on the South Carolina coast for this much-needed victory. On November 7, 1861, this mighty weapon of war engaged two undermanned and outgunned forts in Hilton Head in a clash called the Battle of Port Royal. Join historian Michael Coker as he tells the story of this largely forgotten battle, a pivotal turning point in the war that defined our nation. |
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Gallant Ships TempestTossd | |
Triumphant Still Their Course Southward | |
Those Shores So Serene | |
Where Hilton Head and Low Bay Point Defied | |
Iron Tempest in Incessant Blast | |
Avenged Is Sumters Humbled Flag at Last | |
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32pounders Ammen ammunition Anaconda Plan anchor army attack Author’s collection batteries Battle of Port Bay Point Beaufort Bienville blockade boats Boutelle Buist called cannon Captain captured Castle Pinckney Charleston cheer Cheves coast Colonel command Commodore Confederate contrabands crew Davis deck defense Drayton Du Pont Dunovant enemy enemy’s enfilade engine Federal fire flagship flank Fort Beauregard Fort Sumter Fort Walker forts frigate Governor gunboats guns Hampton Roads harbor Hatteras Hilton Head Island land Lieutenant marines miles military Mohican Mosquito Fleet Moultrie muskets naval navy night November o’clock o’er officers passed Percival Pinckney plantation Pocahontas Pont’s Port Royal Expedition Port Royal Ferry Port Royal Sound Regiment retreat rifled Sabine sailing sailors Savannah scene secession served shell Sherman ships shot sight signal Skull Creek slaves soldiers sound South Carolina Squadron starboard steamer storm struck Sumter Susquehanna Tattnall transports troops USS Wabash vessels Wagener wounded