Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lamb Expands the Fort, 1862-1865
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
1. Lamb Expands the Fort, 1862-1865 Marker
Col. William Lamb took command on July 4, 1862. For two years over 1,000 soldiers, slaves, and free blacks worked six days a week.
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The landface in 1865 showed the results of Lambs work.
Lamb built elevated gun batteries between mounds of earth.
Lamb, a newspaper editor, was not an engineer but had read about Russian sand forts of the Crimean War.
Erected by Fort Fisher State Historic Site. (Marker Number 5.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1862.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 33° 58.325′ N, 77° 55.115′ 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 of this location: The Whole Garrison Has Gone To Gardening (here, next to this marker); I Knew That Desperate Work Was In Store (within
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Other markers no longer nearby. Growth of Fort Fisher, 1861-1862 (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 about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); A Trophy of War (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Shepherds Battery (was about 300 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Fort Fishers Armstrong Cannon
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
2. Lamb Expands the Fort, 1862-1865 Marker
Also see . . . Fort Fisher. North Carolina Historic Sites (Submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
3. Fort Fisher Land Face
Battles and Leaders of the Civil War
4. Col. William Lamb of Norfolk, Virginia.
Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1865
5. Fort Fisher panoramic view of front. (Part 2)
Library of Congress [LC-B817- 7480]
Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, 1865
6. Three first traverses on land end, Fort Fisher, N.C.
Positive by Alexander Gardner. Library of Congress [LC-DIG-ppmsca-12599]
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on July 17, 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. 4. submitted on March 18, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
