Fort Mitchel Hilton Head Plantation. Hilton Head Island, SC An earthwork fortification built constructed around 1862, as part of the Island's defense system. It was named for General Ormsby Mitchel, a well liked leader, who died of malaria that year. Hilton Head Island became headquarters for the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Eventually, Union Forces reached 50,000 on the island.

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