Federal troops occupy Fort Fisher, the gateway to the last Confederate seaport at Wilmington, North Carolina. The loss of this fort effectively shuts the Confederacy off from the outside world.
Tag: William B. Cushing
The Sinking of the C.S.S. Albemarle
Federal Lieutenant William B. Cushing leads a daring operation to destroy the Confederate ironclad C.S.S. Albemarle, a formidable force on the Roanoke River of coastal North Carolina.