From the July 12th Wilmington NC) Star-News.
Civil War re-enactors will be at Fort Fisher tomorrow for the summer monthly Second Saturday series, this time focussinbg on the medical care a sick or wounded Civil War soldier or sailor could expect. Period equipment and surgical tools will be on hand as will experts to talk about it. Even better, this time I will be there.
In addition there will be cannon firings (I'm especially up for the 32-pounder mounted on Battery Sheppard). Guided tours of the fort will also take place throughout the day.
I'm looking forward to Col. "Black Jack" Travis' presentation on Confederate Major James Reilly who surrendered the fort to Union forces after Colonel Lamb and General Whiting were wounded. Of interest, Reilly was the lone YU.S. Army ordnance sergeant at Fort Caswell, guarding Old Inlet of the Cape Fear River at the beginning of the war when North Carolina militia jumped the gun and seized it before the state had seceded. The governor ordered his troops to return the fort to Reilly, representing the U.S. government.
Should be a Great Time. --Old B-Runner
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