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Photographer: Brandon D Cross
Caption: Fort Howell – 1864
Additional Description: An excellent example of the defensive earthworks common to the Civil War era. Fort Howell was constructed by Union forces occupying Hilton Head Island and was one of the final major fortifications to be built during the war. The men of the 32nd U.S. Colored Infantry Volunteers labored to complete the fort in the fall of 1864. Its purpose: to protect Mitchelville, a freedmen’s town of newly emancipated slaves, which lay just down the road from this spot. Fort Howell was deeded to the Hilton Head Island Land Trust in 1993 to insure its public preservation as an historic site for current and future generations to enjoy.
Submitted: April 7, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p469198
File Size: 0.913 Megabytes

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