Newport Barracks, Marker C-57
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showbizkid
N 34° 46.603 W 076° 51.605
18S E 329794 N 3849858
A historic marker near the town of Newport notes the nearby location of the site of fortified barracks built by Confederates troops, and occupied sooner after by Union troops following the capture of Fort Macon.
Waymark Code: WMJ9Q
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/26/2006
Views: 38
Newport Barracks were originally built by Confederate soldiers, but were captured and occupied by Union forces during the Fort Macon operations in 1862. A sharp fight here in early February 1864 resulted in a short-lived Confederate re-occupation of the area, but the Union troops were able to take back the barracks. No sign of the barracks remain today.
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