Record #:

24484

Author(s):

Cochran, Hamilton

Abstract:

Fort Fisher was the largest and strongest earthwork fort of its time. Union troops hoped to bomb the fort using a ship loaded with explosives. The bomb was designed by General Benjamin F. ‘Beast’ Butler (1818-1893). Though the bomb failed, a second attack on the fort using a land assault and a naval bombardment brought the surrender of Fort Fisher.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 8, January 1978, p14-17, il

Subject(s):

Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893; Fort Fisher (N.C. : Fort)--Siege, 1864-1865; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battles; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865