The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Living History Event at Fort Anderson this Weekend

It seems that a lot of Civil War activity has been going on around Wilmington, NC, of late.

This weekend, a part of the Battle of Fort Anderson is being re-enacted. This was a battle that occurred as the Union Army continued its drive against Wilmington after the fall of Fort Fisher January 15, 1865.

Visitors can learn a lot about Fort Anderson at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson Museum, but this weekend, they can also relive those events 143 years ago with musket fire, cannons, and campgrounds.

Leland Smith and Chris Fonvielle, authir of Fort Anderson: The Battle of Wilmington have compiled a list of three things you don't know about Fort Anderson.

1. Fort Anderson's main weapons-- were not its cannons, which were fairly antiquated. The main river thing the fort protected were the underwater torpedoes which were more like today's mines.

2. If you truly want to understand Fort Fisher-- go to Fort Anderson. The site is almost fully intact whereas Fort Fisher is almost 80% gone thanks to the ocean. Fort Fisher's Col. Lamb had much to do with the design of both forts.

3. The First Battle of the Bands-- Chris Fonvielle, while researching his book found a report in a New York paper that the band of the 104th Ohio began playing patriotic songs during the night before the assault. The band of the 25th SC regiment replied in kind.

I Live Just Too Far Away. --B-R'er

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