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Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 17: Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--the capture of Fort Fisher. (search)
t to close the port of Wilmington, on the Cape Fear River, against blockade-runners, and to possess of the watchers off the entrances of the Cape Fear River. For their protection, and to prevent Na Back of these, and running across to the Cape Fear River, was a line of rifle-pits. On the shore gton is thirty miles from the sea, by the Cape Fear River, but only about twelve miles from a navigreducing the forts at the entrance to the Cape Fear River. So early as August, armored and unarmorethe land front of the fort, across to the Cape Fear River, was a stock-ade, and on the beach, along the more southern or old entrance to the Cape Fear River, which it was proposed to treat in the saenses at that entrance (New Inlet) to the Cape Fear River, consisting of Fort Fisher and Mound Battn the right indicates the position of the Cape Fear River. responses were made by the garrisons, won, and Goldsboroa, to Wilmington, on the Cape Fear River, where, in the family of his excellent fr[1 more...]
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Chapter 18: capture of Fort Fisher, Wilmington, and Goldsboroa.--Sherman's March through the Carolinas.--Stoneman's last raid. (search)
ortress Monroe, as speedily as possible, to the Cape Fear River, and report the arrival to Admiral Porter. To , behind strong breastworks, extending from the Cape Fear River to the sea, and partially covered by abatis. Thr the protection of the cannon, were made. The Cape Fear River, with a part of the palisades is seen on the leendered all the other works at the mouth of the Cape Fear River untenable, and during the nights of the 16th anal of the lighter draught vessels went into the Cape Fear River. He also dispatched the gallant Cushing, Seell and Smithville, on the opposite side of the Cape Fear River. The Department of North Carolina had just bee and the peculiar character of the entrances to Cape Fear River, made intercourse with Wilmington, by means of d carrying two-days' rations. They went up the Cape Fear River about 12 miles, when, in consequence of meetingin Ainsworth, after much peril in ascending the Cape Fear River, arrived from Wilmington, with intelligence of
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3., Index. (search)
t, 1.588. Blair, F. P. efforts of to bring about peace, 3.526. Blair, Gen. F. P., at the battle of Chickasaw Bayou, 2.577. Blakely, battle of, 3.512. Blockade of Charleston declared raised, 3.196. Blockade-runners, British, in Cape Fear River, 2.315. Bloody Bridge, battle of, 3.469. Blue Springs, battle of, 3.155. Blunt, Gen. James G., activity of in Missouri, 2.532; at the battle of Boston Mountains, 2.534. Bogle's Creek, battle near, 3.5116. Bolivar, Simon Buckne Vicksburg, 2.584. Canal, flanking, at the siege of Island No.10, 2.243. Canby, Col. E. R. S., operations of, in New Mexico, 2.184-2.188; assigned to the Military Division of West Mississippi, 3.269. Cane River, battle at, 3.265. Cape Fear River, British blockade runners in, 3.315: capture of Forts on, 3.489. Cape Girardeau, Marmaduke's attempt on, 3.213. Capitol at Washington, proposition to blow up with gunpowder, 1.523. Carnifex Ferry, battle of, 2.95. Carrick's Ford,