Civil War
During the Civil War, Upshur was assigned to the North Atlantic blockading squadron, and participated in the capture of the Southern forts at Hatteras Inlet 1861 which opened the North Carolina sounds to Union forces. He was executive officer of Wabash during the expedition which wrested Port Royal, South Carolina, from Confederate hands. Upshur also commanded four boats in Commander C. R. P Rodgers's expedition in the inland coast waters in the vicinity of Port Royal and Beaufort, South Carolina Later on, he served in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in charge of the steamer USS Flambeau during operations against Charleston. He returned to the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in time for the abortive joint expedition against Fort Fisher late in December 1864. He was also in the expedition which finally carried the Southern works guarding Wilmington in mid-January 1865.
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