page_title: Atlantic Blockading Squadron
hierarchical_section_title: Atlantic Blockading Squadron
caption_attribution_description: Capture of the Forts at Cape Hatteras inlet-First day, fleet opening fire and troops landing in the surf
context_page_description: The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a unit of the United States Navy created in the early days of the American Civil War to enforce the Union blockade of the ports of the Confederate States. It was formed in 1861 and split up the same year for the creation of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
context_section_description: The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a unit of the United States Navy created in the early days of the American Civil War to enforce the Union blockade of the ports of the Confederate States. It was formed in 1861 and split up the same year for the creation of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron and the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.
caption: Capture of the Forts at Cape Hatteras Inlet by Alfred R. Waud, artist, August 28, 1861.
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