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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: February 2009
Caption:
Fort Sherman Marker, named after the other General Sherman | Additional Description: Completed in 1862, this large earth fort
was designed to defend the great Union
blockade base on Hilton Head against
Confederate land attack. Named after
the first Union commander here, Gen.
Thomas West Sherman, the fort consists
of two miles of earthworks enclosing
a 14-acre area. With other fortications
Fort Sherman formed part of a
defensive line 5 miles long across the
north end of the island.
Fort outlined in
red , amid Port Royal Plantation- a Gated Community- with Restricted entrance. No parking places.
Submitted: February 8, 2009, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p52407
File Size: 0.168 Megabytes
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