Adapted from:
The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher.
by Mark A. Moore — (Da Capo Press, 1999).
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)