Fort Fisher

Fort Fisher
New Hanover County, near Wilmington, North Carolina
Union Attack on Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January 15, 1865
Site history
Built1861
In use1861–1865
Battles/warsFirst Battle of Fort Fisher
Second Battle of Fort Fisher
Events
Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher is located in North Carolina
Fort Fisher
Location in North Carolina
Fort Fisher is located in the United States
Fort Fisher
Location in United States
Nearest cityWilmington, North Carolina
Area200 acres (81 ha)
Built1861
ArchitectLamb, Col. William
NRHP reference No.66000595[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966

Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865. The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point or Confederate Point and today is known as Pleasure Island. The strength of Fort Fisher led to its being called the Southern Gibraltar and the "Malakoff Tower of the South". The battle of Fort Fisher was the most decisive battle of the Civil War fought in North Carolina.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.