Beaufort County · Marker 07-09
Fort Walker
Ft. Walker Dr., on R just beyond its intersection with North Port Royal Dr., overlooking Port Royal Sound, Port Royal Plantation
Front inscription
Hastily built in 1861 to protect the S.C. coast against Union attack, Fort Walker, commanded by Col. William C. Heyward, bore the brunt of the Union attack on November 7, 1861, when after 4 ½ hours, with only 3 guns left serviceable and ammunition almost gone, the troops under Gen. Thomas F. Drayton were forced to withdraw from the island. Rebuilt by the Union forces, it was renamed Fort Welles.