Fort Blanchard

 (1861-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Fort established in 1861 on Roanoke Island, Dare County, North Carolina. Named Fort Blanchard after Confederate Brigadier General Albert Gallatin Blanchard,. The fort was surrendered to Union Forces on 8 Feb 1862 and was renamed Fort Parke, probably after Union Brigadier General John G. Parke. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.

History of
Established in 1861 by Confederate forces as one of three earthworks forts for the defense of Roanoke Island and the adjacent mainland. Fort Blanchard was the smallest of the three shoreline forts with four guns pointed to the Croatan Sound. Garrisoned by Company G, 31st North Carolina Regiment.

Current Status
No remains, marker only.

See Also:
 * Fort Bartow
 * Fort Huger
 * Fort Russell
 * Civil War Defenses of Roanoke Island

Sources:
 * , page 621.
 * Merrill, James M., The Rebel Shore, Little Brown & Company, Boston-Toronto, 1957, Public Domain (On Bill Thayer's Website), Chapter 5, page 82-99.
 * New York Times Archive - The Burnside Expedition 1862

Links:
 * North American Forts - Fort Blanchard
 * NPS - Battle of Roanoke Island
 * North Carolina Markers - Fort Blanchard