The Wilmington Campaign And The Battle For Fort Fisher
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ISBN : 9781882810192
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The Wilmington Campaign and the Battle for Fort Fisher
ReviewA tour de force. Moore's Fort Fisher-Wilmington Campaign is the best publication of this character that I have seen in more than 50 years. -- Edwin C. Bearss, Chief Historian Emeritus, Natiional Park ServiceMark Moore is a computer map-making genius. -- Roy Parker Jr., Fayetteville - N.C.Moore's detailed comparison between the Malakoff and Fort Fisher is absolutely fascinating. I have no hesitation in recommending this book to anyone . . . . The Wilmington Campaign and the Battles for Fort Fisher deserves a place in the library of any student of mid-nineteenth-century military history. -- Michael Hargreave Mawson, Crimean War Research Society, EnglandVery interesting and informative . . . . Moore's Fort Fisher-Wilmington Campaign is excellent, well researched, and soundly reasoned and presented. -- Steven E. Woodworth, Texas Christian UniversityFull campaign and battle history of the largest combined operation in U.S. military history prior to World War II. By late 1864, Wilmington was the last major Confederate blockade-running seaport open to the outside world. The final battle for the port city's protector--Fort Fisher--culminated in the largest naval bombardment of the American Civil War, and one of the worst hand-to-hand engagements in four years of bloody fighting. Copious illustrations, including 54 original maps drawn by the author. Fresh new analysis on the fall of Fort Fisher, with a fascinating comparison to Russian defenses at Sebastopol during the Crimean War.From the PublisherIncludes some of the finest campaign and battle maps available, and a fascinating comparison between the loss of Fort Fisher and the siege of Sebastopol during the Crimean War (1854-1856).From the Inside FlapNear the end of the Civil War's final year, the Federal Army of the James hatched a grand scheme to close the port of Wilmington, North Carolina. At Cape Fear, the largest earthen fort in the Confederacy stood in its way.It was the largest combined operation in U.S. military history prior to World War II. The final battle for Fort Fisher culminated in the largest naval bombardment of the Civil War, and one of the worst hand-to-hand engagements in four years of bloody fighting . . .The capture of Fort Fisher opened the door to Wilmingtonthe South's last blockade-running seaport open to the outside world. As Gen. William T. Sherman prepared his 60,000 veterans for a strike into the heart of the Confederacy, the beleaguered defenders of the port city braced themselves for a final confrontation with the enemy. Thousands of Union troops at Cape Fear stood poised to advance northward, and the city of Wilmington would be their prize.About the AuthorMark A. Moore is a writer, historian, and mapmaker. He is currently conducting research for a book about the life and music of producer Jan Berry, who was the creative force behind the music of "Jan & Dean."
Specification of The Wilmington Campaign and the Battle for Fort Fisher
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Author | Moore, Mark A. |
Binding | paperback |
Language | english |
ISBN-10 | 1882810198 |
ISBN-13 | 9781882810192 |
Publisher | Da Capo Press |
Publication Year | 21-07-1999 |
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