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Photographer: The Hilton Head Island Historical Society , Port Royal Interpretive Markers
Caption: Battle of Port Royal Marker
Additional Description: On November 7, 1861, 12,653 Union soldiers and Marines landed on the beach following the battle of Port Royal, the largest naval engagement ever fought in American waters. The battle of Port Royal lasted approximately 5 hours. The Union fleet of 15 war ships and 31 transports and supply craft was the largest assembled to that date in America.
Submitted: August 30, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p75524
File Size: 0.191 Megabytes

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