Fort Beauregard

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Fort Beauregard was a Confederate coastal fortification in South Carolina that played a role in the American Civil War’s early naval engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War site
Confederate fort
coastal fortification
armament seacoast artillery
associatedWith Confederate coastal defense strategy
builtFor defense of Confederate coastline
protection of Port Royal Sound
category American Civil War forts
Coastal fortifications in the United States
Confederate States of America fortifications
Forts in South Carolina
coastalType sea island fortification
conflict American Civil War
constructionMaterial earthwork
controlledBy Confederate States of America NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
engagement Battle of Port Royal NERFINISHED
early naval engagements of the American Civil War
era 19th century
function artillery battery
harbor defense
garrison Confederate troops
historicalPeriod 1860s
locatedIn American South NERFINISHED
Beaufort County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina
locatedNear Fort Walker NERFINISHED
Port Royal Sound NERFINISHED
locatedOn Saint Helena Island, South Carolina NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Confederate artillery
namedAfter P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED
namedForRole Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED
opponent Union forces
United States Navy NERFINISHED
partOf Atlantic coastal defenses of the Confederacy NERFINISHED
Confederate coastal defenses of South Carolina NERFINISHED
defenses of Port Royal Sound
region Lowcountry, South Carolina NERFINISHED
status former military installation
strategicImportance guarded northern entrance to Port Royal Sound
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
usedBy Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
Confederate States Navy NERFINISHED
usedDuring early years of the American Civil War

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Battle of Port Royal captured Fort Beauregard