Beaufort / Port Royal Occupation Path — Name-List Drill

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Cited educational abstract · Last reviewed July 13, 2026 · How we work & cite

1861–1870 method drill · Beaufort County

Port Royal occupation (from Nov 1861) creates paper trails inland counties lack. Practice the search order with this scaffold, then open the real film.

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Use NARA / FamilySearch Freedmen’s Bureau collections, military occupation records, and SCDAH holdings for Beaufort District. Cite collection title, roll/digital folder, and page. Educational pathway sample only (2026)—not a full name index.

Step	Collection type	What you log
1	1870 census sea-island / Beaufort pages	Household + neighbors + birthplaces
2	Bureau labor / ration / school reports	Names, planters, locations as written
3	USCT CMSR / pension	Service + kin affidavits
4	Tax / land after freedom	Tract language; heirs’ property caution
5	Church / burial	Congregation before municipal cemetery only

Guides: AA hub · Beaufort hub · Port Royal AA topic.