Essentials of United States history . Operations Along the Seacoast. — While all theseengagements were occurring inland, there was great activityalong the seacoast. In August, 1861, Connnodore String-ham, of the navy, and General Butler, of the army, capturedthe forts on Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Later Connno-dore Dupont and General Thomas W. Sherman took posses-sion of Port Royal, South Carolina. Federal troops occupiedHilton Head, S. C, and from there naval expeditions were putin operation against various Southein poits. (Jeneral Burn-side landed a large body of troops in North Carohna
Essentials of United States history . Operations Along the Seacoast. — While all theseengagements were occurring inland, there was great activityalong the seacoast. In August, 1861, Connnodore String-ham, of the navy, and General Butler, of the army, capturedthe forts on Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Later Connno-dore Dupont and General Thomas W. Sherman took posses-sion of Port Royal, South Carolina. Federal troops occupiedHilton Head, S. C, and from there naval expeditions were putin operation against various Southein poits. (Jeneral Burn-side landed a large body of troops in North Carohna andacquired Roanoke Island and Newbern. St. Augustine,Fernandina, and other places in Florida fell into the hands ofthe Federals. General Gilmore took Fort Pulaski, Georgia,and Commodore Goldsboro captured Fort Macon, NorthCarolina. LINCOLNS FIRST ADMINISTRATION (1861-1865) 285 The possession of all these places on the coast was of greatadvantage to the Federal government, and diminished thedifficulty of maintaining the Field of Operations in Virginia. 371. The War in the West. — During all this activityon the Atlantic slope, imi)ortant things were happening inthe Mississippi Valley. Vigorous efforts were made by theConfederates to bring about the secession of Kentucky andMissouri, but without success. 372. General Albert Sidney Johnston. — The main forceof the Confederates in the West wg,s placed under the coiU 286 ESSENTIALS OF UNITED STATES HISTORY
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