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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. 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 Clark (7)|Fort Clark]] about 3/4 of a mile east. Fort Hatteras was a 250' square sand fort, 6' high and 25' thick, sheathed with 2" thick wood planks. The fort was armed with twelve 32-pounder smoothbore guns. A 10-inch rifled gun arrived from Richmond in late August and was mounted, but no ammunition was provided. | Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with [[Fort Clark (7)|Fort Clark]] about 3/4 of a mile east. Fort Hatteras was a 250' square sand fort, 6' high and 25' thick, sheathed with 2" thick wood planks. The fort was armed with twelve 32-pounder smoothbore guns. A 10-inch rifled gun arrived from Richmond in late August and was mounted, but no ammunition was provided. | ||
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HistoryConstructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with Fort Clark about 3/4 of a mile east. Fort Hatteras was a 250' square sand fort, 6' high and 25' thick, sheathed with 2" thick wood planks. The fort was armed with twelve 32-pounder smoothbore guns. A 10-inch rifled gun arrived from Richmond in late August and was mounted, but no ammunition was provided. Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark were attacked, captured and occupied by Union forces on 29 Aug 1861. Current StatusOver time, the ocean has eroded the point of land and wash away the sites of both Forts Hatteras and Fort Clark.
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