Fort Macon, North Carolina Page6
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Enlarge Siege Description
Fort Macon was a brick fort in the dawn of rifled projectiles that
made this type of fortification obsolete |
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This display case is in a casemate of the fort. The items were found
on site or nearby and relate to the April 1862 siege of Fort Macon
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Enlarge CSA Order of Battle at Fort
Macon April 1862
Colonel Moses J. White-Fort Macon Commander
Cos. B, F, G, H, 10th North Carolina (AKA 1st NC Artillery)
Co. F 40th North Carolina (AKA 3rd NC Artillery)
Strength-403 Officers & Men |
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Enlarge Union Order of Battle April
1862 Siege of Fort Macon
Dept of North Carolina- Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
3rd Brigade-Brg. Gen. John G. Parke
8th Connecticut
4th Rhode Island
5th Rhode Island
9th New Jersey
Co. " I" 3rd New York Artillery
Co. "C" 1st United States Artillery
Strength 2724 Officers & Men
US Naval Forces
USS Daylight
USS Chippewa
USS Gemsbok
USS State of Georgia
USS Ellis
Floating Batteries Grenade & Shrapnel |
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Portion of Fort Macon CSA Garrison Flag
This is a portion of the CSA 1st National Flag
flown at Fort Macon. The display is located in the casemate with other
artifacts of the period |
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Garrison Flag Information |
