Title:
Fort Macon, view from parapet - 1862
Scope & Content:
Fort Macon was located at the northern tip of Emerald Isle, north of Morehead City,straddling Bogue Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. It was built to protect the deep water port at Beaufort, North Carolina (1826-1834), and fell to Union forces on April 25, 1862.
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