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Wilmington Dispatch in Wilmington, North Carolina

20 Jan 1918

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Wilmington Dispatch

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Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1918

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Fort Fisher Assault Described By Aboard Powhatan

The narrative details the January 13 15 1918 action at Fort Fisher revealing the naval brigade landing the beach plan and fierce combat. It covers storms delays and the brave stand of General Terry Admiral Porter and Colonel Lamb, with graphic accounts of wounded sailors including Evans and Wasmouth and the fall of Fort Fisher as ships fire and troops advance.

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Ima Potter Yfred Terry Admiral Porter Ury Harris Kellogg Morris Byrans New York George Bache Powhatan Bache Age Dilon Wilmington Fort Fisher Flannia Philadelphia Fvans Poor Wasmouth Walmouth Naval Service Army of the Potomac Curtis
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The First Fort Fisher Campaign When Porter Led the Fleet

Admiral Porter took command in November as a vast American fleet assembled at Hampton Roads. December saw thirteen thousand troops under Butler en route to Fort Fisher amid secret plans and cautious signals from Washington. The march to the fort included dramatic night watches, a failed explosive attack, and a fierce naval bombardment as ships formed a practiced battle line and opened fire on the rebel stronghold.

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Fisher Hoban Sands Thorugh Bragg Campbell Evans Powhatan Waremouth Ironsides Monitors Wasmouth Dr. Longstreet Norfolk Chicopee Cushing Breese Nereus Howell Admiral Porter Hampton Roads Tichonderoga B. F. Butler Lee Fort Fisher Washington Schenck Cape Henry James Findlay Schenck Hatteras Cape Fear River Fortress Monts Butler Federal Point al Rhind Porter Malvern Straigh Colorado Minnesota Brooklyn James Alden Mobile Bay Farragut Ward Ald
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