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

Shepherd's Battery #1

Shepherd's Battery Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

1. Shepherd's Battery Marker

Inscription. Home of rifled and banded 32-pounder gun
Loud Paul
Named in appreciation and memory of
Paul M. Laird
Volunteer - Founder - Executive Director
The Friends of Fort Fisher
1988 - 2018
Dedicated 2021
Sponsored by Kay Laird, Matt Laird
Ben Laird, and Warren C. White, MD
Fort Fisher State Historic Site

Erected 2021 by Fort Fisher State Historic Site‎.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil.

Location. 33° 58.337′ N, 77° 55.179′ W. Marker is in Kure Beach, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. It can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) 0.2 miles west of Battle Acre Road, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the walking trail around the Land Face of Fort Fisher State Historic Site, at the top of the stairs to the restored gun chamber of Shepherd's Battery, mounted on the gun carriage. Touch for map. Marker is 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 is in North Carolina’s

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Coastal Plain and on the Cape Fear Coast.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds 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 marker: The One Weak Point In The 'Malakoff' Was The Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Not Fortifications, But Fiftyfications At Least (within shouting distance of this marker); War Never Witnessed More Determined Bravery. (within shouting distance of this marker); "[We] rushed forward like tempest, through the stockade and up the parapet" (within shouting distance of this marker); I Knew That Desperate Work Was In Store (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); It Was All Too Much For Even Demons (about 300 feet away); Seek Protection Under The Banner Of The Free (about

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

2. Shepherd's Battery Marker

The tablet is clearly shown attached to the mount for the replica 32-pounder gun.

300 feet away); Every Charge Was Death Or Surrender. (about 300 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); River Road Sally Port (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Restoration of Shepherd’s Battery (was within shouting distance of 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); Shepherd’s Bombproof (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Shepherd's Battery #1. The gun this tablet commemorates is a replica that is fired on special occasions.

Photographed by Evan Dwyer, January 24, 2025

3. Shepherd's Battery Marker

Visitors have to climb some stairs for this one - it's on the gun carriage at upper right.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.