Record #:

13572

Author(s):

Wellman, Manly Wade

Abstract:

The second in a series of three articles about the Battle of Fort Fisher, Wellman offers details about what he refers to as, \"the Confederacy's greatest naval battle.\" He describes the bombardment of the fort and the first two attacks. Illustrations depicting the Federal fleet off Cape Fear are also included. The first article in this series can be found in the October 1952, Volume 20, Number 18 issue, pages 3-4, 19.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 20, Oct 1952, p12-13, 19, 24, il, map

Subject(s):

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