Fort Fisher was featured a lot in the new movie "Lincoln." I'm sure most non-Civil War folks had never heard of it before. Even some Civil War-types are somewhat unfamiliar with it.
The commemoration is free and begins at 10 AM running until 4 PM. Infantry units will conduct drills and firing demonstrations. Best of all, the 32-pdr. atop Sheppard's Battery will be fired. That was something I really wanted to see and finally got the opportunity during an event this past summer. If you think regular field artillery is loud, wait to you hear (and feel) this.
Historian ErnieKniffin will discuss the lives of Confederate sailors and Marines. Richard Triebe will sign copies of his new book about what happened to North Carolina troops captured at Fort Fisher and sent to Elmira Prison Camp.
At 12:30, the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Unit will dedicate a new highway marker for the blockade-runner Modern Greece.
Sure Would Like to Be There, But Not This Time. --Old B-Runner
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