Riverside Hospital at Fort Anderson

Riverside Hospital was founded at the Civil War site of Fort Anderson by the municipality in 1905. That location, at the corner of Forth and Clay Streets, was the hospital's home for many years. The Fourth Street wing of the ...

Fort Anderson

One Shovelful at a Time

In 1861–1862, Col. William Lamb and Maj. John Hedrick

constructed Fort Anderson, one of several Confederate

strongholds that protected Wilmington, a major blockade-running port. They enlarged Fort St. Philip (for St. Philip’s Anglican Church on your right), an ...

Fort Anderson

Begun 1861. Named in honor of General Joseph R. Anderson, then commanding military district.

The Fort, under command of Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood, suffered a severe bombardment by a Federal fleet and attack by Federal army under Maj. Gen. J. M. ...

Fort Anderson

Large Confederate fort stands 2 mi. E. After a strong Union attack it was evacuated Feb. 18, 1865, resulting in the fall of Wilmington.

Marker is at the intersection of River Road SE (North Carolina Route 133) and Plantation Road (Local ...

Fort Anderson

One Shovelful at a Time

In 1861–1862, Col. William Lamb and Maj. John Hedrick

constructed Fort Anderson, one of several Confederate

strongholds that protected Wilmington, a major blockade-running port. They enlarged Fort St. Philip (for St. Philip’s Anglican Church on your right), an ...