Battle of Port Royal Island

Battle of Port Royal Island is a South Carolina historical marker in Grays Hill, Beaufort County.

Beaufort County · Trask Parway (U.S. Hwy. 21), near its intersection with Parker Dr., N of Naval Air Station Beaufort, Grays Hill

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Battle of Port Royal Island. Near the old halfway house in the vicinity of Grays Hill, on February 3, 1779, a force of South Carolina militia, continentals, and volunteers, including men from Beaufort, under General William Moultrie, defeated the British in their attempt to capture Port Royal Island.

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Marker data: South Carolina Historical Marker Program, SC Department of Archives and History
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Battle of Port Royal Island

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