North Carolina Historic Sites

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Selected images associated with the life and death of Fort Fisher . . .

Fort Fisher Information

• Map & Directions
• Weather at Fort Fisher
• Special Events
• Facilities

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

• A Conjoint Attack Upon Wilmington

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)

Aftermath

• Aftermath
• Magazine Explosion
• The O'Sullivan Images

The Forces

• Federal Army and Navy
• Confederates

WWII

• Fort Fisher During World War II
• Gallery