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Fort Fisher
Kure Beach, NC (http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hs/fisher/fisher.htm)
Resource summary
- Appropriate grades: 3–12
- Subjects: social studies (North Carolina, United States history)
- Provider: North Carolina Historic Sites
- Special requirements: Adobe Acrobat to download some of the maps.
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“Until the last few months of the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept North Carolina's port of Wilmington open to blockade-runners supplying necessary goods to Confederate armies inland. By 1865, the supply line through Wilmington was the last remaining supply route open to Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. When Fort Fisher fell after a massive Federal amphibious assault on January 15, 1865, its defeat helped seal the fate of the Confederacy.”
The Fort Fisher website from the North Carolina Historic Sites Division contains photos of artifacts and the Fort Fisher oceanfront as well as several battle maps. This site also contains information about the river defenses, running the blockade, the attacks on Fort Fisher, and the aftermath. Additionally, there is a section that explains the role of Fort Fisher during WWII.
When visiting Fort Fisher, students can view the exhibits in the visitor center which center around the Civil War. Outside, they will see the Shepherd's Battery with reconstructed cannon and other weapons. There are also trails and wayside exhibits.
To arrange a tour, call (910) 458-5538 or send email to fisher@ncmail.net.