The First Battle of Fort Fisher (North Carolina) ends: After four days of fighting Colonel William Lamb, commanding the Fort Fisher garrison, successfully repels the compulsory Union Army of the James, commanded by Major General Benjamin F. “Spoons” Butler.
[restored 3/8/2025]
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References:
Bruce Catton, The Civil War, (New York: American Heritage, 1960; Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1987), 302.
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