Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Growth of Fort Fisher, 1861-1862

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Growth of Fort Fisher, 1861-1862 Marker

Inscription.
In April 1861 Capt. Charles P. Bolles began building individual gun batteries at Confederate Point.

(captions)
The fort was named for Col. Charles F. Fisher, killed at the First Battle of Manassas
In May 1861 Capt. William L. DeRosset finished the initial batteries and mounted two 24-pounders
Capt. John J. Hedrick, the next commander, erected more batteries.
Fort Fisher in the summer of 1862 had an “L” shape and 17 cannons.
Exterior of an early seaface battery.

Erected by Fort Fisher State Historic Site‎. (Marker Number 4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1861.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 58.314′ N, 77° 55.108′ W. Marker was in Kure Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It could be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road. This marker is located along the quarter-mile tour trail at Fort Fisher State Historic Site‎. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 1610 Fort Fisher Boulevard South, Kure Beach NC 28449, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

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of this location: The Whole Garrison Has Gone To Gardening (a few steps from this marker); A Desolate Spit Of Land (within shouting distance of this marker); 1st Battle Of Fort Fisher - December, 1864: A "Fiasco" (within shouting distance of this marker); I Knew That Desperate Work Was In Store (within shouting distance of this marker); "[We] rushed forward like tempest, through the stockade and up the parapet" (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Fisher & the Civil War (about 400 feet away); 32 Pounder Naval Cannon (about 400 feet away); Our Occupation Of The Fort, Was Not Equivalent To Its Possession. (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kure Beach.

Other markers no longer nearby. Lamb Expands the Fort, 1862-1865 (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); History Trail (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Blockade-Running (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); A Trophy of War (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Fort Fisher’s Armstrong Cannon (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Fort Fisher. North

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. Growth of Fort Fisher, 1861-1862 Marker

Carolina Historic Site‎s (Submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Fort Fisher sea face from sixth to eleventh traverse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Feb 1865

3. Fort Fisher sea face from sixth to eleventh traverse

Library of Congress [LC-B817- 7577]

Credits. This page was last revised on July 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on July 15, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.