Fort Branch Exhibits

Restoration

Tour of Fort Branch

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VISITOR'S CENTER / MUSEUM
Registration and gifts
Cannons and carriages–Eight of the fort's original twelve cannons are displayed here
Display cases–Exhibits feature Civil War artifacts from the fort, colonial artifacts from Hoggtown, and Native American artifacts from the area. Photographs and newspaper accounts of the recovery of the cannons are also on display.
WYNN(E) MONUMENT
These flag poles were donated by the Wynn(e) family of Martin County in memory of their ancestors who fought and died in the War Between the States.
STEAM ENGINE
This steam engine, with original propeller attached, powered the "Ranger" which plied the Roanoke River in the late 1800's.
GRIST STONE
RECOVERY SITE
BRIDGE INTO FORT
CANNON POSITION
CANNON POSITION – Iron 6 pounder*
CANNON POSITION – Rifled 32 pounder* en barbette
CANNON POSITION – 24 pounder* on siege carriage
RECONSTRUCTED CANNON POSITION – Rifled 32 pounder* en barbette
MAGAZINE – Housed the powder, cannon balls, and other ordnance. Blown up by the evacuating garrison in April 1865.
CANNON POSITION – 24 pounder* on siege carriage
CEMETERY – Located here prior to fort's construction. No soldiers were buried here.
RIFLE PIT – Manned by troops to guard the left flank in the event of an infantry assault.
CANNON POSITION – 12 pound howitzer, recovered by the Federal Navy in May 1865.
CANNON POSITION – Brass 12 pounder, never accounted for.
COMMISSARY – Built primarily below ground for storing food and other supplies.
CANNON POSITION – Iron 6 pounder*
CANNON POSITION – 24 pounder* on siege carriage
CANNON POSITION – Iron 6 pounder*
CANNON POSITION
RECONSTRUCTED CANNON POSITION – Rifled 20 pounder*
CANNON POSITION
RECONSTRUCTED EXAMPLES OF WINTER QUARTERS – Built and used by re-enactors with the 1st North Carolina Volunteers/11th North Carolina Troops.

* Can be viewed in visitors center/museum