Near Winnabow in Brunswick County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Fort Anderson

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

1. Fort Anderson Marker

Inscription. Begun 1861. Named in honor of General Joseph R. Anderson, then commanding military district. The Fort, under command of Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, suffered a severe bombardment by a Federal fleet and attack by Federal army under Maj. Gen. J. M. Schofield in February, 1865 and was evacuated.

Erected 1919 by New Hanover Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1865.

Location. 34° 2.36′ N, 77° 56.802′ W. Marker is near Winnabow, North Carolina, in Brunswick County. It can be reached from St. Philips Road east of Plantation Road. It is at the base of the eastern wall of the St. Philip Church ruin at the Brunswick Town Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winnabow NC 28479, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s 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: Colonel Maurice Moore (here, next to this marker); St. Phillips Church Interior (a few steps from this marker); John LaPierre (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town State Historic Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Brunswick Town (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Margaret McCorkall: A Brunswick Woman

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(about 300 feet away); A Home at Brunswick: Hepburn-Reonolds Site (about 500 feet away); The Big Guns Of Fort Anderson (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnabow.

Marker at the St. Philip Church Ruins image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, January 15, 2008

2. Marker at the St. Philip Church Ruins

The fort and its camps surrounded the ruin. Massive earthworks are still present just east of the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,983 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 22, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 2. submitted on March 23, 2008, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.