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Beaufort AA Research: Port Royal Occupation & Sea Islands

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Beaufort County topic · Last reviewed July 13, 2026 · How we work & cite

1861 occupation timeline, Mitchelville memory, Bureau and land after freedom.

Date every problem against November 1861 occupation. Sea-island land, schools, and labor contracts create trails most inland counties lack. Pair with heirs’ property caution and the AA pack.

Port Royal 1861 · AA method.