National Historic Landmark -Fort Fisher

National Historic Landmark -Fort Fisher

An earthen Confederate stronghold which created an impassable barrier for the blockading Union fleet.

Its fall, in January 1865, helped spell the collapse of the Confederacy.

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Fort Fisher’s Armstrong Canon

The most effective gun in the fort. – Col. William Lamb, Fort Fisher commander

The Confederacy relied heavily on English artillery during the Civil War. A variety of English cannons, including Whitworths and Blakelys, were imported and used at Fort fisher. ...

Fort Fisher Since 1865

Union troops briefly occupied Fort Fisher. Since then the only military activity here was training in World War II.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

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Growth of Fort Fisher, 1861-1862

In April 1861 Capt. Charles P. Bolles began building individual gun batteries at Confederate Point.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

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Fort Fisher Monument

(south face)

In memory of those men

of the Confederate States Army

who for more than three years

manned the guns of Fort Fisher

under command of

Colonel William Lamb

Major General W.H.C. Whiting

and Major James Reilly.

(north face)

During the War Between the States,

1861-1865, Fort Fisher was the ...

Headquarters of Fort Fisher

Here stood the Headquarters of Fort Fisher. The construction of the fort began in the summer of 1862 under the direction of Colonel William Lamb Commandant, who with General W.H.C. Whiting and Major James Reilly served until the fort was ...

Fort Fisher

State Historical Site

Largest earthen coastal fortification in the Confederacy. Original construction commenced May, 1861 and continued until December, 1864, when the fort came under Federal assault. Fort Fisher kept Wilmington open to blockade runners, providing a “life-line” of critical supplies ...

Fort Fisher

State Historical Site

Largest earthen coastal fortification in the Confederacy. Original construction commenced May, 1861 and continued until December, 1864, when the fort came under Federal assault. Fort Fisher kept Wilmington open to blockade runners, providing a “life-line” of critical supplies ...

Stage Fort Fisherman's Field

Stage Fort Fisherman's Field

Oldest Defenses in the Mass. Bay Colony. Thrown up in 1625 by Capt. John Hewest. Occupied in King Philips War 1675 and in King Georges War 1743. Companies under Capt. John McCaw and Capt. John Lane stationed ...

150 Pounder Armstrong Gun Captured at Fort Fisher, North Carolin

Rifled muzzleloading gun made in 1864 by Sir W.G. Armstrong & Company, England, said to have been a gift from private donors in England to the Confederacy. A major weapon in the armament of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, North Carolina, it ...