The American Civil War, 1840–1877 · THE MAP IN
Map of North America in November 1861
The blockade bites — Port Royal · Civil War
North America in November 1861: The blockade bites — Port Royal. The map shows who held what: The Union.
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On the ground
- sea islands and sounds under the blockade fleet — contraband camps, freedpeople’s schools, and the first Black regiments
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