    
Title: Attack at Port Royal Sound, 1861 Description: A Union war fleet consisting of a 12,000 man amphibious force, led by Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, attacks Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, its heaviest warships moving in a circle, center, to continuously shell Fort Walker, left, and Fort Beauregard, right, on November 7, 1861; when the forts surrendered, Federal Blockade ships were able to secure the southern waters of Georgia and the eastern seacoast of Florida; Location: Port Royal Sound Date: 1861 Category: American Civil War Topic: Artwork Keywords: American Civil War, Battle of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina, Blockade, Confederate forts, naval battles, Union warships Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2400 x 1735 (4.16 MPixels) (1.38) Print Size: 20.3 x 14.7 cm; 8.0 x 5.8 inches File Size: 12.08 MB (12,663,232 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000006683c Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
