Fort Hatteras (1861-1865) - A U.S. Civil War Confederate Fort established in 1861 near Hatteras Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina. Captured and occupied by Union forces on 29 Aug 1861. Abandoned in 1865 at the end of the war.
Union Landings at Cape Hatteras, Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark in the Background.
History
Constructed by Confederate forces in the early summer of 1861 along with Fort Clark about 3/4 of a mile east. Fort Hatteras was a 250' square sand fort, 6' high and 25' thick, sheathed with 2" thick wood planks. The fort was armed with twelve 32-pounder smoothbore guns. A 10-inch rifled gun arrived from Richmond in late August and was mounted, but no ammunition was provided.
Fort Hatteras and Fort Clark were attacked, captured and occupied by Union forces on 29 Aug 1861.
Current Status
Over time, the ocean has eroded the point of land and wash away the sites of both Forts Hatteras and Fort Clark.
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Location: Hatteras Inlet, Dare County, North Carolina.
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 617.
