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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ32_restoration-of-shepherds-battery_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ31_river-road-sally-port_Kure-Beach-NC.html
The River Road sally port was the fort's main land entrance.
At 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 1865, Union infantry charged into this end of the fort.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2Z_lamb-expands-the-fort-1862-1865_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Col. William Lamb took command on July 4, 1862. For two years over 1,000 soldiers, slaves, and free blacks worked six days a week.
J.A. McMillan, a soldier at Fort Fisher, wrote: "They everlastingly make us work. ? We work nine hours these hot …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2Y_growth-of-fort-fisher-1861-1862_Kure-Beach-NC.html
In April 1861 Capt. Charles P. Bolles began building individual gun batteries at Confederate Point.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2W_history-trail_Kure-Beach-NC.html
In the Civil War Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open for crucial supplies from Europe. The fort finally fell in January 1865 after two of the largest sea-land battles of the war.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2V_blockade-running_Kure-Beach-NC.html
The agricultural South imported many things from Europe, particularly Great Britain. The North blockaded southern ports to stop this trade. In response, the Confederates used fast ships for blockade-running.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2B_fort-fisher-monument_Kure-Beach-NC.html
(south face)In memory of those menof the Confederate States Armywho for more than three yearsmanned the guns of Fort Fisherunder command ofColonel William LambMajor General W.H.C. Whitingand Major James Reilly.
(north face)During the War Betwee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ28_battery-buchanan_Kure-Beach-NC.html
These are the remnants of Battery Buchanan, named for Confederate Adm. Franklin Buchanan. It was constructed in 1864 to guard this point and also to serve as "a citadel to which an overpowered garrison might retreat." It was the last major earthwo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ26_headquarters-of-fort-fisher_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Here stood the Headquarters of Fort Fisher. The construction of the fort began in the summer of 1862 under the direction of Colonel William Lamb Commandant, who with General W.H.C. Whiting and Major James Reilly served until the fort was captured …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ25_fort-fisher_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Largest earthen coastal fortification in the Confederacy. Original construction commenced May, 1861 and continued until December, 1864, when the fort came under Federal assault. Fort Fisher kept Wilmington open to blockade runners, providing a "li…