Fort Clark (7)

Fort Clark (7) (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. History Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with Fort Hatteras about 3/4 of a mile west. 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 Over time, the ocean has eroded the point of land and wash away the sites of Fort Hatteras and altered the site of Fort Clark. {"selectable":false,"width":"500"} Location: Hatteras Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina. Coordinates are from the GNIS and may not be accurate. Maps & Images Lat: 35.19712 Long: -75.73183 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 7' See Also: Fort Monroe Fort Hatteras Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 612 USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1020327 Links: North American Forts - Fort Hatteras Wikipedia - Fort Clark Visited: No