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Fort Fisher the Largest Confederate Fortification
Fort Fisher stood between the Cape Fear river and the ocean on Federal Point. Built in 1861 to resist naval attack, it guarded Wilmington and featured earth ramparts, heavy guns, and a complex interior with bomb-proof passages. The fort’s design influenced later harbor defenses and included a mound battery, curtain lines, and Whitworth guns.
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Fort Fisher
Cape Fear
William Lamb
Stephen G. French
Gabriel Raines
James B. Longstreet
P.G. It’. Beauregard
W. H.C. Whiting
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Fort Caswell
Malukoff
United States
Norfolk Navy Yard
North Carolina
Confederacy
Letcher
United States Arsenal
Fayetteville
Virginia
Norfolk Navy Yards
South
Buchanan
England
Whitworth
Fisher
Ad Vance
Z. B. Vance