Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War.
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10 Facts About Fort Fisher
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The strength of Fort Fisher led to its being called the Southern Gibraltar and the "Malakoff Tower of the South".
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The battle of Fort Fisher was the most decisive battle of the Civil War fought in North Carolina.
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Fort Fisher was from the 1st NC Volunteer Artillery and Engineers.
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Charles F Fisher who was from the 6th NC Infantry and fell at the First Battle of Manassas.
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Fort Fisher was further overhauled with more powerful artillery which had been provided from Charleston.
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Fort Fisher was joined by Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter, who commanded Union naval forces already in the region.
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The firepower of Fort Fisher was temporarily silenced because some of its gun positions exploded.
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Fort Fisher State Recreation Area are adjacent to the State Historic Site, and the remnants of the once formidable Battery Buchanan is a part of the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve's Zeke's Island site.
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Fort Fisher is the subject of an exhibit at the Cape Fear Museum in downtown Wilmington.
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