First Battle of Fort Fisher

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The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a failed Union naval and land assault in December 1864 against the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Assault on Fort Fisher ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaign Wilmington Campaign ⓘ
commander Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
Braxton Bragg ⓘ
David D. Porter ⓘ
linked to: David Dixon Porter

William H. C. Whiting ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApprox about 60 ⓘ
confederateDepartmentCommander General Braxton Bragg ⓘ
linked to: Braxton Bragg
confederateGarrisonCommander Major General William H. C. Whiting ⓘ
confederateStrengthApprox about 1,500–2,000 defenders ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date December 24–27, 1864 ⓘ
endDate 1864-12-27 ⓘ
followedBy Second Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
fortificationDefended Fort Fisher ⓘ
landForcesCommander Major General Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
linked to: Benjamin F. Butler
locatedNear Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Wilmington
location Fort Fisher, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Fort Fisher
militaryBranchInvolved Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
Union Navy ⓘ
navalCommander Rear Admiral David D. Porter ⓘ
linked to: David Dixon Porter
nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Cape Fear River ⓘ
notableEvent Union powder boat explosion of USS Louisiana ⓘ
objective Capture Fort Fisher ⓘ
outcome Union assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ
powderBoatPlanAdvocate Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
powderBoatUsed USS Louisiana ⓘ
precededBy Union planning for Fort Fisher expedition ⓘ
reasonForFailure Benjamin Butler’s decision to withdraw ⓘ
poor coordination between army and navy ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
significance Failed attempt to close the last major Confederate port on the Atlantic coast ⓘ
startDate 1864-12-24 ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
strategicObjective Close the port of Wilmington to Confederate blockade runners ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfOperation amphibious assault ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApprox about 900 ⓘ
unionStrengthApprox about 6,500 troops ⓘ
year 1864 ⓘ

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Fort Fisher State Historic Site → relatedEvent → First Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
Confederate coastal defenses → notableEvent → Union bombardment of Fort Fisher 1864–1865 ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Fort Fisher
Second Battle of Fort Fisher → precededBy → First Battle of Fort Fisher ⓘ
First Battle of Fort Fisher → alsoKnownAs → First Assault on Fort Fisher ⓘ
linked to: First Battle of Fort Fisher