History / USA / Civil War 1861-65. Battle of Port Royal; South Carolina; 3.-7.11.1861 (bombardment of Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island and Fort Beauregard on Philip's Island by the US Navy under the command of Samuel F. Du Pont and Thomas W.Sherman. Capture of the fort by landing troops of the Union after the withdrawal of Confederate troops. "Hilton Head; Port Royal Harbor; S.C. A view of the bombardement of the Confederate Forts (鈥? ".Wood engraving after a drawing by William T. Crane (active 1861-65).From: Frank Leslies' Illustrated Newspaper.