Battle of Wilmington

The Battle of Wilmington was fought February 11–22, 1865, during the American Civil War, mostly outside the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, between the opposing Union and Confederate Departments of North Carolina. The Union victory in January in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher meant that Wilmington, 30 miles upriver, could no longer be used by the Confederacy as a port. It fell to Union troops after they overcame Confederate defenses along the Cape Fear River south of the city. The Confederate General Braxton Bragg burned stores of tobacco and cotton, among other supplies and equipment, before leaving the city, to prevent the Union from seizing them.

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1865 Second Battle of Fort Fisher

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The Bombardment of Fort Anderson, February 11, 1865 - Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368) (cropped)

The Rebel Line Facing Gen. Terry's Army during Assault on Wilmington

The American conflict - a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 - it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, (14783431342)

Capture of Wilmington North Carolina 1865

The pictorial history of the great Civil War- its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds (14576087060)

The march to the sea - Franklin and Nashville (1882) (14592596337)

Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14775959762)

Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14784869925)

Wilmington Battlefield North Carolina

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1864	First Battle of Fort Fisher	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Second Battle of Fort Fisher	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1865	Battle of Wilmington	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS North Carolina	North Carolina-class battleship, battleship	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1940	North Carolina Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Anderson	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Fisher State Historic Site	historic site, fort, park	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Johnston	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1861	Fort Fisher	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		The Bombardment of Fort Anderson, February 11, 1865 - Harper's weekly (1865) (14577919368) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		The Rebel Line Facing Gen. Terry's Army during Assault on Wilmington		Commons
commons	image		The American conflict - a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64 - it's causes, incidents, and results, intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, (14783431342)		Commons
commons	image		Capture of Wilmington North Carolina 1865		Commons
commons	image		The pictorial history of the great Civil War- its causes, origin, conduct and results; embracing full and authentic accounts of its battles by land and sea, with graphic descriptions of heroic deeds (14576087060)		Commons
commons	image		The march to the sea - Franklin and Nashville (1882) (14592596337)		Commons
commons	image		Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14775959762)		Commons
commons	image		Life and deeds of General Sherman, including the story of his great march to the sea (1891) (14784869925)		Commons
commons	image		Wilmington Battlefield North Carolina		Commons