USS Nansemond (1862)
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The first USS Nansemond, a side wheel steamer built at Williamsburg, N.Y. in 1862, as James F. Freeborn, was purchased by the Union Navy at New York City on 18 August 1863 from Richard Squires; it was
The tugboat James F. Freeborn in merchant service, before her naval commissioning as USS Nansemond
Fort Fisher
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Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The
USS Nansemond (1862)
…compelled the Union troops to withdraw under cover of the ships' guns. The Union was determined, however, to have Wilmington. A joint Army-Navy attack on Fort Fisher – which protected the vital Southern port – was launched on Christmas Eve, only to be repulsed the next day by determined defenders. The Union struck…
Union Attack on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January 15, 1865
The sea face of Fort Fisher
Gun with muzzle shot away, 1865
Ships of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron bombarding Fort Fisher prior to the ground assault January 15, 1865