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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Confederate Fort established in 1861 near Hatteras Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina. Captured and occupied by Union forces on 29 Aug 1861. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1861-1865) - A [[U.S. Civil War]] Confederate Fort established in 1861 near Hatteras Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina. Captured and occupied by Union forces on 29 Aug 1861. Named Fort Clark after the governor of North Carolina, [[Henry T. Clark|Henry Toole Clark]]. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war. | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with [[Fort Hatteras]] about 3/4 of a mile | [[File:Burnside Expedition.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Burnside Expedition at Hatteras Inlet Monument.]] | ||
[[File:Burnside Expedition Hatteras Bar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Crossing the Hatteras Bar Monument.]] | |||
Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with [[Fort Hatteras]]. Built to mount five 32-pounders and two smaller guns in square redoubt about 3/4 of a mile from [[Fort Hatteras]]. | |||
Fort Clark and [[Fort Hatteras]]were attacked, captured and occupied by Union forces from a joint Army-Navy task force from [[Fort Monroe]] under General [[Benjamin F. Butler]] and Flag-Officer [[Silas Stringham]]. [[Fort Hatteras]] and [[Fort Clark]] surrendered about noon on 29 Aug 1861. | Fort Clark and [[Fort Hatteras]]were attacked, captured and occupied by Union forces from a joint Army-Navy task force from [[Fort Monroe]] under General [[Benjamin F. Butler]] and Flag-Officer [[Silas Stringham]]. [[Fort Hatteras]] and [[Fort Clark]] surrendered about noon on 29 Aug 1861. | ||
The Union fleet departed that same afternoon, leaving behind part of the land forces to garrison the forts and three ships to hold the guard the Inlet. Some 670 Confederate prisoners were taken away by the departing fleet. | The Union fleet departed that same afternoon, leaving behind part of the land forces to garrison the forts and three ships to hold the guard the Inlet. Some 670 Confederate prisoners were taken away by the departing fleet. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Fort Hatteras and Clark.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark Roadside Marker at the Ferry Terminal.]] | |||
The identified site of Fort Clark is located two miles past the Ocracoke ferry docks on a National Park Service gated access road. A roadside marker for both Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark is located at the entrance to the Ferry terminal. Several granite monuments to the forts and the military actions in the area are located at the nearby Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. | |||
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'''Links:''' | '''Links:''' | ||
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nc3.html# | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/nc3.html#clark North American Forts - Fort Clark] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet_Batteries Wikipedia - Fort Clark] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet_Batteries Wikipedia - Fort Clark] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|5 Apr 2028}} | ||
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[[Category:North Carolina Dare County]] | [[Category:North Carolina Dare County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2018 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:Coastal Forts]] | [[Category:Coastal Forts]] | ||
[[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | [[Category:U.S. Civil War Forts]] | ||
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History  Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with Fort Hatteras. Built to mount five 32-pounders and two smaller guns in square redoubt about 3/4 of a mile from Fort Hatteras. Fort Clark and Fort Hatteraswere attacked, captured and occupied by Union forces from a joint Army-Navy task force from Fort Monroe under General Benjamin F. Butler and Flag-Officer Silas Stringham. Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark surrendered about noon on 29 Aug 1861. The Union fleet departed that same afternoon, leaving behind part of the land forces to garrison the forts and three ships to hold the guard the Inlet. Some 670 Confederate prisoners were taken away by the departing fleet.
Current Status The identified site of Fort Clark is located two miles past the Ocracoke ferry docks on a National Park Service gated access road. A roadside marker for both Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark is located at the entrance to the Ferry terminal. Several granite monuments to the forts and the military actions in the area are located at the nearby Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.
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