The Federal high command prepares for a second effort to capture Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast and tries to determine why the first effort failed.
Tag: Benjamin F. Butler
Fort Fisher: The Federal Army Withdraws
Federal naval forces bombard Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast, but the Federal commander controversially decides not to land his troops for an assault.
Fort Fisher: The Federal Fleet Attacks
The powder ship U.S.S. Louisiana explodes, signaling the beginning of the Federal assault on Fort Fisher on the North Carolina coast.
Fort Fisher: The Federal Fleet Assembles
Delayed by weather and troop movements, a joint Federal army-navy force finally assembles to attack Fort Fisher, which guards the last viable Confederate seaport at Wilmington, North Carolina.
The Plot to Burn New York
John W. Headley and seven Confederate Secret Service agents attempt to burn New York City in an effort to unite northern Copperheads in forcing a movement to stop the war.
The Battles of Fair Oaks and Hatcher’s Run
Ulysses S. Grant’s Federal forces move to assault both ends of the Confederate siege line stretching from Richmond to Petersburg.