Fort Howell

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This Civil War fort, named for Gen. Joshua Blackwood Howell (1806-1864), was built by the U.S.

Army to defend Hilton Head Island and the nearby freedmen’s village of Mitchelville from potential Confederate

raids or expeditions. That village, just ...

Fort Howell - 1864

An excellent example of the defensive earthworks common to the civil War era, Fort Howell was constructed by Union Forces occupying Hilton Head Island and was one of the final fortifications to be built during the war.

The men of the ...