Fort Anderson

Fort Anderson is a mid-19th-century earthen fort in the lower Cape Fear Region of North Carolina, located over the ruins of the colonial town of Brunswick in Brunswick County. It was built as a Confederate Fort by major general Samuel Gibbs French during the American Civil War. The fort was pivotal in protecting the Cape Fear River inlets and Wilmington upstream. Earthen batteries comprise the fort and were used as platforms and shields for the Confederate cannons. Beneath some of the earthworks were "bombproofs," shelters used by troops during enemy bombardment. The Confederacy decided to build forts around the Cape Fear River to protect the port of Wilmington from the Union blockade. During the Civil War, blockade runners brought supplies such as iron, guns, and ammunition to the Confederacy. The purpose of the fort was to hinder movement of Union ships, and to serve as a dropping off point for blockade runners fortunate enough to make it up the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Fort Anderson was built on the ruins of Brunswick Town and was originally named Fort St. Philip, after the ruins of the Revolutionary period church nearby. The name was changed to honor Col. George B. Anderson.

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  Battle of Cape Fear River ⓘ
  battle fought in September 1718

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  First Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
  1864 battle of the American Civil War

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  Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
  1865 battle of the American Civil War

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  Battle of Wilmington ⓘ
  series of military operations during the American Civil War

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  Fort Anderson ⓘ
  historic district in North Carolina, United States

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  Fort Caswell ⓘ
  populated place in Brunswick County, North Carolina

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  Fort Caswell Historic District ⓘ
  historic district in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States

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  Fort Fisher State Historic Site ⓘ
  park in New Hanover County, North Carolina, US and site of the largest earthwork fortification in the Confederate States

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  Fort Johnston ⓘ
  fort in North Carolina

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  North Carolina Baptist Assembly ⓘ
  

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  Fort Fisher ⓘ
  Confederate fort in Wilmington, North Carolina  

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1718 Battle of Cape Fear River

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1864 First Battle of Fort Fisher

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1865 Second Battle of Fort Fisher

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1865 Battle of Wilmington

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1861 Fort Fisher

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Map of Fort Anderson, N.C., captured February 19th, 1865, By the 'Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen'. J. M. Schofield... - NARA - 305784

Map of Fort Anderson, N.C., captured February 19th, 1865, By the 'Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen'. J. M. Schofield, Comd'g. H. S. Hebard, Draftsman. - NARA - 305784

The Bombardment of Fort Anderson, February 11, 1865 - Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368) (cropped)

Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368)

Fort Anderson Battlefield North Carolina

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1718	Battle of Cape Fear River	Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1864	First Battle of Fort Fisher	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Second Battle of Fort Fisher	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Battle of Wilmington	battle	Wikidata
link	page		FortWiki page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS North Carolina	North Carolina-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1940	North Carolina Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Anderson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Caswell	artillery fort, unincorporated community in the United States	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Caswell Historic District	artillery fort, historic district	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Fisher State Historic Site	historic site, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Johnston	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		North Carolina Baptist Assembly	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Fisher	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Map of Fort Anderson, N.C., captured February 19th, 1865, By the 'Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen'. J. M. Schofield... - NARA - 305784		Commons
commons	image		Map of Fort Anderson, N.C., captured February 19th, 1865, By the 'Army of the Ohio, Maj. Gen'. J. M. Schofield, Comd'g. H. S. Hebard, Draftsman. - NARA - 305784		Commons
commons	image		The Bombardment of Fort Anderson, February 11, 1865 - Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368)		Commons
commons	image		Fort Anderson Battlefield North Carolina		Commons