Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Battle of the American Civil War in January 1865 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War in January 1865. Sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the South" and the last major coastal stronghold of the Confederacy, Fort Fisher had tremendous strategic value during the war, providing a port for blockade runners supplying the Army of Northern Virginia.[7]
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Second Battle of Fort Fisher | |||||||
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Part of the American Civil War | |||||||
The Assault and Capture of Fort Fisher, January 19, 1865. Harper's Weekly, February 4, 1865 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Confederate States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Alfred H. Terry David D. Porter |
Braxton Bragg William H.C. Whiting (DOW) Robert Hoke William Lamb | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Department of Virginia and North Carolina: North Atlantic Blockading Squadron[3] |
Fort Fisher Garrison Hoke's Division | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,900 (Fort Fisher) 6,400 (Hoke's Division) | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,900 (583 killed and wounded; entire Fort Fisher garrison captured)[5] |
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