Union amphibious expedition to Port Royal, South Carolina, 1861, zoomable image

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Union amphibious expedition to Port Royal, South Carolina, 1861, zoomable image

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Rebecca Solnit, Dickinson College

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 19, 2010.

Depicted ContentCivil War at Sea

Depicted ContentThe South Atlantic Blockading Squadron runs into a storm on its way to South Carolina and ships are lost

Depicted ContentLargest U.S. Fleet ever assembled sails from Norfolk, Virginia to blockade and harass the Confederate coast

Depicted ContentIn South Carolina, the U.S. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron takes Port Royal by naval bombardment

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engraving

Original caption

The Great Expedition...., on way to Port Royal Inlet ....

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, November, 30, 1861, 760.

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