Fort Welles

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, 15 Nov 1861. Named after 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.

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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

Links:

• North American Forts - Hilton Head Military Reservation
• New York Times 9 Dec 1901
• CDSG

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