Second Battle of Fort Fisher, 1865

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Entitled: "Capture of Fort Fisher" showing Troops led by Union general Terry fighting Confederates. The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was an assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, outside Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War, January 13-15, 1865. Sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the South" and the last major coastal stronghold of the Confederacy, Fort Fisher had tremendous strategic value during the war, providing a port for blockade runners supplying the Army of Northern Virginia. Chromolithograph published by Kurz & Allison, 1890.

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Size: 4500px × 3154px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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