Kure Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Shepherd’s Battery
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
1. Shepherd’s Battery Marker
Shepherd’s, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end.
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A 10-inch Columbiad like this damaged one was at Shepherd’s. This old smoothbore fired a 130-pound round ball 3 miles.
This is how the interior of Shepherd’s may have appeared. Note the stacked ammunition.
This gun was once a 32-pounder smoothbore. It was rifled and banded to fire a 60-pound projectile 5 miles with more accuracy.
Erected by Fort Fisher State Historic Site. (Marker Number 8.)
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° 55.2′ 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: War Never Witnessed More Determined Bravery. (here, next to this marker);
this page online
Other markers no longer nearby. Restoration of 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
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
2. Interior view of Shepherd’s Battery
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. Shepherd’s Battery gun platform
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, March 11, 2010
4. View from Shepherd’s Battery
Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Jan 1865
5. Fort Fisher dismounted gun.
Library of Congress [LC-B811- 1238]
Photographed by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, Jan 1865
6. Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Gun with muzzle shot away
Library of Congress [LC-B811-1233 LOT 4202]
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 1,420 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on July 16, 2025, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 15, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 16, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 6. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
