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Bombardment of Fort Fisher Told by Capt Williams
Captain Edgar D. Williams, a noted Cape Fear pi lot, recalls the December 1864 and January 1865 bombardments of Fort Fisher. He recounts ships, pilots, captures, and the surrender night, plus postwar cemeteries and relics, urging road plans from Carolina Beach to Fort Fisher and noting Smithville and Wilmington connections.
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Edgar D. Williams
Cape Fear
Fort Fisher
Captain Williams
Williams
Carolina Beach
Board of County Commissioners
Solons
Wilmington
New Hanover County
Smithville
Fort Caswell
Butler
Signal Corps
Southport
Reaves’ Point
Cape Fear River
Whiting
Lambe
Fort Johnson
National Cemetery
Oakdale
Cushing
Monticello
W. G. Curtis
W. R. Cosher
Lem Brown
John Davis
John Clatfoot
Cape
Fear
Bladen County
Ankler
Grees
Eral
Ney
Eral Heabeer
Owen Holmes
Helev
Heabeer
Alog “Cushing
Roanoke River
Confederation
Mariner
Aheus Uis
BO W. Berry
Coney
Davis
Pitta
Beaufort Visarbor
Jay New Inlet
North
W. Berns
Len MmMington Marine Riilwas
Lynell
North Carolina
Cape Pear
Raleigh
James Casslidly
Church Street
Minis
Newlet
North Cuenins
Bartery Telnin
Cape Loess
Bane Land
Florsir
Wier
George Morrison
Kanepoare
Harriss
Allorwer
Conionene
Bi Ware
Dieren
Edgar.d. Williams
Ocean