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Battle of Port Royal

November 7, 1861 · Battle of Port Royal

Result United States victory

Du Pont's squadron silenced the forts at Port Royal Sound, giving the blockade a base in South Carolina.

On the map Contemporaries

Union

Confederacy

United States

Confederate States of America

Samuel Francis Du Pont military commander

Thomas W. Sherman military commander

Thomas Drayton military commander

Stephen Elliott, Jr. military commander

Josiah Tattnall military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 12,653
Ships: 77

Strength: 3,077
Wounded: 48
Ships: 4
Guns: 44

Units

South Atlantic Blockading Squadron