In a couple hours I will be driving to Round Lake Beach to see this movie about Abraham Lincoln and am really looking forward to seeing what is said about Fort Fisher. I know that taking Wilmington was an important aspect of Union War plans from the earliest days of the war.
For some reason, the place was not attacked, especially when Fort Fisher was just getting built which should not have been too difficult of a place to overcome. I was never sure why the attempt wasn't made. I know part of it, like with Farragut at Mobile, was due to lack of troops to support an attack.
I'll write about what was said on tomorrow,
Old B-R'er
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