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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ36_union-fiasco-the-first-battle_Kure-Beach-NC.html
On Christmas Day 1864 Federal warships engaged the fort. Approximately 2,700 Union infantry disembarked from the Union transports. However, the absence of army/navy cooperation, bad weather, and rumors of rebel reinforcements prevented the success…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ35_shepherds-bombproof_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Improved artillery made brick forts obsolete. Rooms covered with sand provided better protection for defenders.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ34_shepherds-battery_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Shepherd's, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ33_shepherds-battery_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Shepherd's, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ32_restoration-of-shepherds-battery_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ31_river-road-sally-port_Kure-Beach-NC.html
The River Road sally port was the fort's main land entrance.
At 3:30 p.m. on January 15, 1865, Union infantry charged into this end of the fort.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2Z_lamb-expands-the-fort-1862-1865_Kure-Beach-NC.html
Col. William Lamb took command on July 4, 1862. For two years over 1,000 soldiers, slaves, and free blacks worked six days a week.
J.A. McMillan, a soldier at Fort Fisher, wrote: "They everlastingly make us work. ? We work nine hours these hot …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2Y_growth-of-fort-fisher-1861-1862_Kure-Beach-NC.html
In April 1861 Capt. Charles P. Bolles began building individual gun batteries at Confederate Point.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2W_history-trail_Kure-Beach-NC.html
In the Civil War Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open for crucial supplies from Europe. The fort finally fell in January 1865 after two of the largest sea-land battles of the war.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ2V_blockade-running_Kure-Beach-NC.html
The agricultural South imported many things from Europe, particularly Great Britain. The North blockaded southern ports to stop this trade. In response, the Confederates used fast ships for blockade-running.