Fort Beauregard was almost as strong; it also had 13 guns that bore on the channel, plus six others for protection against land attacks.
Because of its isolated position, the garrison of Fort Beauregard could not be easily increased.
As it was then very late in the day, raising the Union flag on Fort Beauregard was delayed until the following morning.
He was wounded in the leg at an engagement at Fort Beauregard, South Carolina on November 7, 1861.
Fort Beauregard, which is located a fourth of a mile outside the village, was a Confederate stronghold during the American Civil War.
The village of Harrisonburg formerly staged reenactments at Fort Beauregard, also known as Fort Hill, but those ceremonies ended in the late 20th century.
Du Pont then turned his attention to Fort Beauregard across the harbor and soon had it too in his hands.
Capture of Fort Walker and Fort Beauregard, Port Royal Harbor, November 7.
Near Harrisonburg and capture of Fort Beauregard September 4.
Fort Beauregard - Partially constructed atop a hill above Tuscarora Creek the winter of 1861-62 to defend the southeastern approaches to Leesburg.