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

Restoration of Shepherd’s Battery

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

1. Restoration of Shepherd’s Battery Marker

Inscription.
Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence.

(captions)
Workers inspect a new tunnel entrance.

Volunteers in period clothing begin restoring the battery. Many gun emplacements were named for individuals, although documentation for naming of Shepherd’s has never been found.

Erected by Fort Fisher State Historic Site‎. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 58.323′ N, 77° 55.201′ 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,

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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 of this location: War Never Witnessed More Determined Bravery. (here, next to this marker); Not Fortifications, But Fiftyfications At Least (a few steps from this marker); Shepherd's Battery #1 (within shouting distance of this marker); The One Weak Point In The 'Malakoff' Was The Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Every Charge Was Death Or Surrender. (within shouting distance of this marker); A Work Of More Labor Than The Pyramids (about 300 feet away); "[We] rushed forward like tempest, through the stockade and up the parapet" (about 400 feet

Interior view of Shepherd’s Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

2. Interior view of Shepherd’s Battery

away); I Knew That Desperate Work Was In Store (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kure Beach.

Other markers no longer nearby. Shepherd’s Battery (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); Shepherd’s Bombproof (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named Shepherd’s Battery (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); River Road Sally Port (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Union Fiasco - The First Battle (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

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

Restored Shepherd’s Battery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

3. Restored Shepherd’s Battery

Restored tunnel entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010

4. Restored tunnel entrance

View of first traverse, NW end showing entrance to Fort Fisher. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1865

5. View of first traverse, NW end showing entrance to Fort Fisher.

Library of Congress [LC-B817- 7196]

Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 969 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on July 16, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4, 5. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.