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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1864) - A U.S. Army [[U.S. Civil War]] post established in 1862 by Union forces in Carteret County, North Carolina. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1862-1864) - A U.S. Army [[U.S. Civil War]] post established in the summer of 1862 by Union forces in Carteret County, North Carolina. Captured and destroyed by Confederate forces in February 1864. | ||
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[[Image:Bogue Sound Blockhouse - 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bogue Sound Blockhouse Locale, now a Subdivision]] | [[Image:Bogue Sound Blockhouse - 3.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Bogue Sound Blockhouse Locale, now a Subdivision]] | ||
Built in the summer of 1862 by Company K, [[9th New Jersey Volunteers]] to guard the intersection of the Bogue Sound Road and the Newport Road in Carteret County, North Carolina. The three story log blockhouse was surrounded by a ditch and earthworks for protection and armed with a single howitzer. | |||
On 2 Feb 1864 elements of a Confederate force under General [[James G. Martin]] attacked the blockhouse on their way to recapture New Bern from the Federals. The inexperienced Union garrison at the blockhouse retreated and the Confederate force captured the blockhouse and burned it down. The Confederate force went on to capture [[Newport Barracks]] that same day. | |||
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Revision as of 08:05, 22 March 2012
Bogue Sound Blockhouse (1862-1864) - A U.S. Army U.S. Civil War post established in the summer of 1862 by Union forces in Carteret County, North Carolina. Captured and destroyed by Confederate forces in February 1864.
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Bogue Sound Blockhouse History
Built in the summer of 1862 by Company K, 9th New Jersey Volunteers to guard the intersection of the Bogue Sound Road and the Newport Road in Carteret County, North Carolina. The three story log blockhouse was surrounded by a ditch and earthworks for protection and armed with a single howitzer.
On 2 Feb 1864 elements of a Confederate force under General James G. Martin attacked the blockhouse on their way to recapture New Bern from the Federals. The inexperienced Union garrison at the blockhouse retreated and the Confederate force captured the blockhouse and burned it down. The Confederate force went on to capture Newport Barracks that same day.
Current Status
Private property, Carteret County, North Carolina
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Location: Marker inside the east entrance to Gethsemane Memorial Gardens cemetery, Carteret County, North Carolina. Maps & Images Lat: 34.73315 Long: -76.83748 |
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