Fort Anderson (Q5470729)

  • matcher place: Brunswick County (relation 2528677)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: American Civil War forts, Brunswick Town Historic District, Buildings and structures on the Cape Fear River, Forts in North Carolina, Historic district contributing properties in North Carolina, National Register of Historic Places in Brunswick County, North Carolina, Protected areas of Brunswick County, North Carolina
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Fort Anderson is a mid-19th-century earthen fort in the lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina, located over the ruins of the colonial town of Brunswick in Brunswick County. It was built as a Confederate Fort by major general Samuel Gibbs French during the American Civil War. The fort was pivotal in protecting the Cape Fear River inlets and Wilmington upstream. Earthen batteries comprise the fort and were used as platforms and shields for the Confederate cannons. Beneath some of the earthworks were "bombproofs," shelters used by troops during enemy bombardment. The Confederacy decided to build forts around the Cape Fear River to protect the port of Wilmington from the Union blockade. During the Civil War, blockade runners brought supplies such as iron, guns, and ammunition to the Confederacy. The purpose of the fort was to hinder movement of Union ships, and to serve as a dropping off point for blockade runners fortunate enough to make it up the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Fort Anderson was built on the ruins of Brunswick Town and was originally named Fort St. Philip, after the ruins of the Revolutionary period church nearby. The name was changed to honor Col. George B. Anderson.

Wikidata location: 34.0400, -77.9460 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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