南北战争的第二个主要的两栖作战行动was the capture of Port Royal Sound on November 7, 1861. Flag Officer Samuel Francis Du Pont was the newly minted commander of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. He needed to capture Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, to use as a base for his squadron. Du Pont placed his warships on an elliptical course and forced forts Walker and Beauregard to surrender. The Sound enabled the Federals to maintain a blockade of Charleston and Savannah. The Union’s occupation of South Carolina’s Sea Islands resulted in the Port Royal Experiment. Abolitionists toiled to assist these formerly enslaved people become literate and self-reliant wage earners. Once the Emancipation Proclamation was made law, this coastal region became a recruitment center for African American soldiers.
封锁战略委员会
当萨姆特堡于1861年4月14日沦为联邦，亚伯拉罕·林肯总统宣布从弗吉尼亚州的南部海岸线到德克萨斯州。Winfield Scott，然后将军，在美国陆军的主要领域，建议联盟的一轮战争目标是南部港口的封锁，包括捕获密西西比河。斯科特知道这些港口的关闭将结束棉花，为南方生存是如此必要的。委员会被称为封锁战略委员会，也称为Du Pont Board。
