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In August 1861, Flag Officer Silas Stringham commanded a squadron of
warships escorting transport ships carrying infantry under the command of
Ben Butler. They assaulted the Confederate forts that stood guard
over Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Stringham's steam frigates
pounded Forts Hatteras and Clark until they surrendered to the Federals.
Three months later, in November 1861, Flag Officer Samuel F. DuPont, commanded the naval part of a joint Federal operation and captured Forts Walker and Beauregard and occupied Port Royal, South Carolina. Port Royal became the safe base of operation for the Federal fleet on blockade duty. In February 1862, Flag Officer Louis M. Goldsborough and Brigadier General Ambrose E. Burnside led an amphibious assault into the North Carolina Sounds. |
Federals on the wharf at Port Royal - 1862 Roanoke Island was taken and Fort Mason was captured that commanded the approach to Beaufort. At the same time, Fort Pulaski, located at the mouth of the Savannah River, was captured. |
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