Early in August…they had approached him about an important mission: the seizure of a port along the coast of Souther Carolina.” Although Port Royal was considered too heavily fortified to be a good target, Welles and Fox focused on the utility of its deep harbor.” 2Ĭommodore Du Pont was put in charge of the naval component of a planned army-navy operation to establish a Union beachhead in South Carolina, but he ran into conflict with another amphibious expedition further north to be led by General Ambrose Burnside. Fowler, Jr., wrote that Secretary of the Navy Gideon “Welles and Fox were aware of Du Pont’s talents. Fox had confidence in his judgment, and the two men commenced a friendship, based on an appreciation of each other’s qualities.“ 11 Historian William M. Merrill noted that Du Pont began “exercising considerable influence with the Navy Department. Fox, according to Du Pont biographer James M. During the summer and early fall of 1861, Du Pont cemented a close relationship with Assistant Secretary of the Navy Gustavus V.
Du Pont took the initiative to protect Washington by sending naval vessels in Chesapeake Bay. He performed well but was held responsible for an unsuccessful attack on Charleston, South Carolina using ironclads.
Civil War admiral who commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
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