Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Port Royal” in year 1862, month January, day 21 of Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events, Diary from December 17, 1860 - April 30, 1864:
...the Governor's call for six months men is upward of six thousand.
Lieutenant Ammen, commanding United States gunboat Seneca, reported to Commodore Dupont that the negroes in the neighborhood of Port Royal , S. C., were anxious to obtain arms, confident of their ability to use them with effect.
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