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35080
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This is a collection of highly exaggerated anecdotes surrounding the history of Anson County.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955,
p21-23
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21192
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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.
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North Carolina Historical Review
(NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 47 Issue 1, Jan 1970,
p24-39, il, por, f
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