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  2. Fort Fisher - Wikipedia

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    Fort Fisher is the subject of an exhibit at the Cape Fear Museum in downtown Wilmington. Included are impressive dioramas of the fort and the Civil War waterfront of Wilmington originally created for the former acclaimed Blockade Runner Museum at Carolina Beach. Shows the present day of the land face of Fort Fisher in Wilmington, North Carolina

  3. Fort Fisher State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Fort Fisher State Recreation Area is a 287-acre (1.16 km 2) [1] North Carolina state park in New Hanover County, North Carolina in the United States.Located near Kure Beach, North Carolina, it includes Fort Fisher, site of a major naval engagement during the American Civil War.

  4. Second Battle of Fort Fisher - Wikipedia

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    The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a successful assault by the Union Army, Navy and Marine Corps against Fort Fisher, south of Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War in January 1865.

  5. First Battle of Fort Fisher - Wikipedia

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    The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a naval siege in the American Civil War, when the Union tried to capture the fort guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, the South's last major Atlantic port. Led by Major General Benjamin Butler , it lasted from December 24–27, 1864.

  6. When will the new Fort Fisher Historic Site visitor center ...

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    The current visitor center, located at 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd., was built to accommodate 25,000 people a year, according to a Nov. 7, 2022, StarNews article. The new visitor center will accommodate ...

  7. List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Second Battle of ...

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    The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a joint assault by Union Army and naval forces against the Confederate Fort Fisher, outside Wilmington, North Carolina, near the end of the American Civil War. Sometimes referred to as the "Gibraltar of the South" and the last major coastal stronghold of the Confederacy, Fort Fisher had tremendous strategic ...

  8. Fayetteville's soon-to-come NC History Center collects real ...

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    The NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction in Fayetteville collects more than 1,000 real-life stories ahead of its opening. ... 33, were both stationed at Fort Fisher ...

  9. Robert Harrill - Wikipedia

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    Robert E. Harrill, or Harrell (February 2, 1893 – June 4, 1972), was an American man also known as the Fort Fisher Hermit. He became a hermit in 1955, at the age of 62, having hitchhiked to Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast from Morganton , North Carolina .