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| A completely staged podium shot |
I thoroughly enjoyed my visit last night to the Outer Banks Civil War Roundtable. Typical of CWRTs, the members were welcoming, friendly, and knowledgeable. On top of that, they have a fantastic venue (at the Duck Woods Country Club), great food, and a nice happy hour. I was happy to have made the trip. Thanks to Mike Ross and the rest of group!
During the Q&A, one member talked about growing up next to Fort Totten in New Bern - it served as his playground of sorts. Fort Totten was a huge, multi-bastion work with a towering traverse across its western face - by far the largest fort in the New Bern defenses. It was leveled in the 1960s. We discussed the diagram (see below) of the fort included in
The Fight for the Old North State.
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| A diagram of Fort Totten from p. 52 of The Fight for the Old North State |
