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'''Location:''' Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina. | '''Location:''' Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Map point is the Fort Walker marker location. | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/sc-port.html#hilton North American Forts - Hilton Head Military Reservation] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/sc-port.html#hilton North American Forts - Hilton Head Military Reservation] | ||
* [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FB0E13F7355D12738DDDA00894DA415B818CF1D3 New York Times 9 Dec 1901] | |||
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Revision as of 10:15, 10 May 2011
Fort Welles (1861-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Coastal Fort first established as Fort Walker in 1861 by Confederate forces on Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Renamed by Union forces as Fort Welles in G.O. 29, Headquarters, Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, South Carolina, November 15,1861. Named after honoring then U.S. Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles. Abandoned in 1865.
U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Port Royal Sound.
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Current Status
Part of Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina.
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Location: Hilton Head, Beaufort County, South Carolina. Map point is the Fort Walker marker location. Maps & Images Lat: 32.23275 Long: -80.67715 |
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 725
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