The McHenry County Civil War Round Table discussion group met December 17, 2022 at Panera Bread in Crystal Lake, Illinois, with "The Beginning of the End: December 1864-January 1865" as the topic.
I made up a list of questions to get us started. Since the two Battles of Fort Fisher took place in those two months, I made up some questions about you-know-what to get us started.
Answers are below:
FORT FISHER
1. What was the length of the land face and sea face of Fort Fisher?
2. Who were the fort's two commanders during the two attacks?
3. Who commanded the Union Army and Union Navy during the First Battle of Fort Fisher?
4. What was Benjamin Butler's secret plan to destroy the fort?
5. Who commanded the Union Army during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher?
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ANSWERS
1. Half mile land face, one mile sea face. (It formed the upside down letter "L".)
2. Col. William Lamb was the fort's commander, and assisted by General W.H.C. Whiting.
3. Benjamin Butler commanded the Army and David Dixon Porter commanded the Navy.
4. Loaded a ship with gunpowder and blew it up.
5. Alfred Terry
How'd You Do? --Old Secesh
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