Record #:

21192

Author(s):

Price, Charles L.; Sturgill, Claude C.

Abstract:

This article examines a failed attempt by Union forces to capture Fort Fisher which protected Wilmington, one of the last Confederate open ports. In December 1861, Union General Benjamin F. Butler attempted to explode a powder ship on a sandbar in front on the fort. After the explosion, Butler sent infantry divisions to storm the fort, who failed in their attempt.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 47 Issue 1, Jan 1970, p24-39, il, por, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865