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 1865 — with 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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Fort Fisher Information
The Site
- Site Overview
- Historical Gallery
- Exhibits
- Exhibit Photos
- Fiber-Optic Battle Map
- Site Area Map (74K)
- Tour Map (PDF - 3.6Mb)
- Tour Map Back (PDF - 427K)
- Other Websites
- Eastern Regional Map
The Port
- Wilmington
- The River Defenses
- The Cape Fear Estuary and Approaches to Wilmington (165K)
- Confederate Map of Civil War Wilmington (73K)
- Federal Map of Civil War Wilmington (66K)
- Running the Blockade
The Fort
- Fort Fisher
- Map of Fort Fisher (67K)
- Armament
- The Crimean War Connection: The Malakoff (Sebastopol) (51K)
The Civil War at Fort Fisher
Politics
1st Attack
- The Powder Vessel
- Engagement Chronology
- Casualties and Other Numbers
- Union Command Gallery
- Confederate Command Gallery
2nd Attack
- Engagement Chronology
- Casualties and Other Numbers
- Union Command Gallery
- Confederate Command Gallery
- Black Troops at Fort Fisher
Battle Maps
- Bombardment of Fort Fisher (60K)
- Opposing Lines on Federal Point (68K)
- Attack of Federal Sailors and Marines (66K)
- Federal Infantry Attack (66K)
- Advance of Abbott's Brigade (72K)
- Surrender at Battery Buchanan (66K)