OCTOBER 17TH, 1861: Flag officer Du Pont wrote: "There is no question that Port Royal is the most important point to strike and the most desirable to have first and hold ... Port Royal alone admits large ships-- and gives us such a naval position on the sea coast as our Army id holding across the Potomac."
Subsequently, the strategic importance of Port Royal to the Union Navy and the blockade substantiated this judgement.
--Old B-Runner
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