Beaufort captured by the Union

Beaufort captured by the Union

13 years ago By Lee Sutton
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BEAUFORT, SC-General Thomas Sherman’s Union force bloodlessly captures Beaufort, halting Confederate maritime traffic between Charleston and Savannah.

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