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Fort Fisher›Plan of Fort Fisher and vicinity, North Carolina. Plan of second attack, January 15th, 1865.

Publication:
US, Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
Region:
North Carolina
Location:
Fort Fisher
Title:
Plan of Fort Fisher and vicinity, North Carolina. Plan of second attack, January 15th, 1865.
Source:
Virginia Historical Society
Description:
The first assault on Fort Fisher was made in December 1864 by Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, who withdrew when he realized a direct assault on the fort would be costly, and that Confederate reinforcements were only a few miles away. The second assault, led by Gen. Alfred Howe Terry, used a large naval force to bomb
Conflict Period:
US Civil War
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US, Civil War Maps, 1861-1865
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Published on Fold3
May 20, 2010
Last Updated
November 18, 2011

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