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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fort established in 1862, during the [[U.S. Civil War]], in Martin County, North Carolina. Named for General [[Lawrence O. Branch|Lawrence O’Brian Branch]], former adjutant general of North Carolina, who was killed at Sharpsburg, 17 Sep 1862. The fort was abandoned in April 1865. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fort established in 1862, during the [[U.S. Civil War]], in Martin County, North Carolina. Named for Confederate General [[Lawrence O. Branch|Lawrence O’Brian Branch]], former adjutant general of North Carolina, who was killed at Sharpsburg, 17 Sep 1862. The fort was abandoned in April 1865. | ||
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Revision as of 08:58, 25 March 2012
Fort Branch (2) (1862-1865) - A Confederate earthworks fort established in 1862, during the U.S. Civil War, in Martin County, North Carolina. Named for Confederate General Lawrence O’Brian Branch, former adjutant general of North Carolina, who was killed at Sharpsburg, 17 Sep 1862. The fort was abandoned in April 1865.
Fort Branch (2) History
The fort was evacuated on 10 Apr 1865 and the guns were dumped into the Roanoke River.
Current Status
Private Property administered by the Fort Branch Battlefield Commission, Martin County, North Carolina. The site has been restored and ten of the original eleven guns were recovered from the Roanoke River and are on display.
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Location: Private Property open to the public in Martin County, North Carolina. Maps & Images Lat: 35.92741 Long: -77.17140 |
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 610
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