Second Battle of Fort Fisher
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.
Diagram showing the positions of the Union vessels, and the lines of fire
Ships bombarding Fort Fisher prior to the ground assault
Maj. Gen. Alfred H. Terry
CS Col. William Lamb
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and the county seat of New Hanover County in coastal southeastern North Carolina, United States. With a population of 115,451 in the 2020 census, it is the eighth-most populous city in the state. Wilmington is the principal city of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties. Its metropolitan statistical area had an estimated population of 467,337 in 2023.
Image: Wilmington, North Carolina along the Cape Fear River panoramio
Image: City Hall Thalian Hall (Wilmington, NC)
Image: UNCW Clock 2020
Image: Basilica Shrine of St. Mary Wilmington, North Carolina 03
