History: originally constructed October 3-18, 1864, as a small, square redoubt designed for seven guns, named for Lt. Previous Section | Table of Contents | Next Sectionĭescription: Fort Fisher ( MAP) is a four- bastioned fort built on a rectangular trace (western face slightly inclined) with positions for 19 field guns, 4 mounted en barbette in the bastion salients, 15 firing through embrasures length of parapet 582 meters, average relief 4.6 meters, average width 7.3 meters three magazines-in traverse of northwest bastion, in traverse of northeast bastion, and in central traverse length of central traverse 54 meters outer ditch perimeter 675 meters, enclosing 17,228 square meters (4.3 acres) estimated 10,973 cubic meters excavated, requiring 2,058 labor days prescribed garrison 300 men.
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