Fort Fisher State Historic Site
 Fiber-Optic Battle Map Sample Image |
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Features
The map is 16 feet long and encompasses the Federal Point peninsula as it appeared in 1865with three-dimensional models of Fort Fisher and Battery Buchanan.
Nine minutes of narration and 5,000 colored moving lights illustrate the final bloody hours of Fort Fisher: the Union naval bombardment, the amphibious landing on Federal Point, the Union ground attack, the Confederate surrender at Battery Buchanan, and the Union victory celebration.
The narration is enhanced by exciting sound effects, and features commentary from combatants of both sides.
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