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Fort BenjaminCivil War fort on the Newport River, E Carteret County opposite town of Newport.
Fort BraggNW Cumberland, E Hoke and Moore, and S Harnett Counties. Est. 1918 as Camp Bragg, a U.S. Field Artillery training center; name changed to Fort Bragg in 1922. Named for Gen. Braxton Bragg (1817-76), Confederate commander. Alt. 110. Area, 200 sq. mi. Now headquarters for airborne troops and special operations. Reached a peak of 104,000 men just prior to the North African invasion in World War II. Pope Air Force Base, which see, is adjacent.
Fort Branchrises in NW Bertie County and flows N into Hertford County where it enters Ahoskie Creek.
Fort Brancha Confederate fort at Rainbow Banks, NW Martin County. Built to prevent Union gunboats from going up the Roanoke River to Weldon to attack the railroad bridge. Earthworks remain.
Fort BranchSee Conoho Creek.
Fort ButlerS Cherokee County, military installation where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.
Fort Butler MountainS Cherokee County S of Right Prong Martin Creek and W of Martin Creek. Named for the fort near the present town of Murphy, which see, where Gen. Winfield Scott, in command of U.S. forces, gathered the Cherokee Indians before moving them west in 1838.
Fort Caswellon the SE tip of Oak Island in SE Brunswick County. Begun by United States in 1826; seized by North Carolina troops in 1861 and abandoned by Confederates in 1865. Used also in Spanish-American War and both world wars. Well-preserved remains now in Baptist summer camp area.
Fort ClarkCivil War fort on Cape Hatteras 1 mi. up the beach from Hatteras Inlet. It was laid out by William B. Thompson and construction started about July 1861.
Fort Creekrises in NE Caldwell County E of Fort Defiance and flows N into Yadkin River.