united states army won the battle of port royal sound.
united states army won the battle of port royal sound.
who won the battle of port royal sound?
united states army
fort frederick was built on port royal island in the 1730s. today the fort frederick heritage preserve contains the remains.









































during the american civil war the union naval commander samuel francis du pont reduced the forts guarding port royal sound. it remained in union control for the rest of the war and became a major naval base.









































fort fremont was an endicott program coast defense fort on st. helena island from 1899-1921.









































according to the usgs, variant and historical names for port royal sound include brayne sound, winneau river, weenea river, portus regalis, port royal river, and port royal entrance.
port royal sound
many waterways called rivers in the sea islands region are more akin to tidal straits, connecting bays and estuaries and separating islands. port royal sound is connected to other coastal waterbodies via channels of this type. for example, the beaufort river separates port royal island and st helena island, while connecting port royal sound saint helena sound via brickyard creek and the coosaw river. skull creek and mackay creek separate hilton head island from the mainland, while connecting port royal sound to calibogue sound. a waterway called whale branch separates port royal island from the mainland, while connecting port royal sound and the broad river to saint helena sound, via the coosaw river.
port royal sound