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Tag Archives: Cape Fear River
A Drive on Fort Fisher
The mouth of the Cape Fear River ends in a messy maze of barrier islands, sandbars, and shoals, but the commuter ferry seems unconcerned. It goes about its morning work in the same matter-of-fact way its passengers do. The morning … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Fort Anderson
While its nearby “sister fort,” Fort Fisher, is better known, Fort Anderson likewise played an important role in the defense of the Cape Fear River. Built in 1862, Fort Anderson sat on the west bank of the river, several miles … Continue reading
Kilpatrick’s Shirt-Tail Skedaddle: The Battle of Monroe’s Crossroads, March 10, 1865
Part one in a series. The stakes were high. Lt. Gen. William J. Hardee’s 5,500 man corps was in a race for its life. If it could reach the Clarendon Bridge across the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville, NC first, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Cavalry, Civil War Events, Leadership--Confederate, Leadership--Federal, Personalities, Sesquicentennial, Western Theater
Tagged 5th Kentucky Cavalry, 8th Texas Cavalry, Alexander Shannon, Cape Fear River, Ebenezer Stetson, Evander Law, Fayetteville North Carolina, Gilbert "Gib" Wright, Joseph Wheeler, Judson Kilpatrick, Matthew Butler, Monroe's Crossroads, Smithfield North Carolina, Terry's Texas Rangers, Wade Hampton, William J. Hardee, Wilmington North Carolina
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