Second Battle of Fort Fisher

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The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a major American Civil War engagement in January 1865 in which Union forces captured the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, effectively closing the South’s last major seaport.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Assault on Fort Fisher (January 1865) ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignPhase late-war Union coastal operations ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
Union Navy ⓘ
commander Alfred Terry ⓘ
Braxton Bragg ⓘ
David D. Porter ⓘ
linked to: David Dixon Porter

William H. C. Whiting ⓘ
confederateCommanderRole Braxton Bragg commanded Confederate forces in the area ⓘ
linked to: Braxton Bragg

William H. C. Whiting commanded Fort Fisher defenses ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date January 13–15, 1865 ⓘ
effect closure of Wilmington as a Confederate port ⓘ
severed vital Confederate supply line via blockade runners ⓘ
endDate January 15, 1865 ⓘ
followedBy capture of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ
fortificationType earthwork fort ⓘ
garrisonSide Confederate States Army ⓘ
involves infantry assault ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ
location Fort Fisher ⓘ
New Hanover County, North Carolina ⓘ
near Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ
navalSupport North Atlantic Blockading Squadron ⓘ
objective capture Fort Fisher ⓘ
close the port of Wilmington ⓘ
outcome Union forces captured Fort Fisher ⓘ
partOf Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
portClosed Port of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Port of Wilmington
precededBy First Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
primaryTarget Confederate defenses guarding Cape Fear River approaches ⓘ
relatedEvent fall of Wilmington ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
startDate January 13, 1865 ⓘ
strategicImportance last major seaport open to the Confederacy on the Atlantic coast ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfOperation amphibious assault ⓘ
unionCommanderRole Alfred Terry commanded Union land forces ⓘ
David D. Porter commanded Union naval forces ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Fort Fisher State Historic Site → relatedEvent → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
Daniel Ammen → participatedIn → Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
subject linked to: Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
USS New Ironsides → participatedIn → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
David Dixon Porter → participatedIn → Fort Fisher expedition ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Battle of Fort Anderson → partOf → Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Battle of Fort Anderson → precededBy → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
Battle of Fort Anderson → campaign → Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Attack on William H. Seward → precededBy → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
Second Battle of Fort Fisher → partOf → Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Second Battle of Fort Fisher → alsoKnownAs → Assault on Fort Fisher (January 1865) ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
First Battle of Fort Fisher → followedBy → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
First Battle of Fort Fisher → campaign → Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Campaigns of the American Civil War → hasPart → Fort Fisher Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Alfred H. Terry → notableWork → assault on Fort Fisher ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Alfred H. Terry → notableEvent → Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
Alfred H. Terry → notableCommand → Fort Fisher expeditionary force ⓘ
linked to: Second Battle of Fort Fisher