All things dealing with the Civil War Navies and actions along the coasts and rivers and against forts. Emphasis will be placed on Fort Fisher and all operations around Wilmington, NC. And, of course, the Blockade and Running the Blockade.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Fort Fisher Celebrates National Medal of Honor Day
From the March 22, 2014, WMBF News NBC.
This past Saturday 19 Medal of Honor recipients from North Carolina were recognized. Also the 69 recipients from the 1865 Second Battle of Fort Fisher and three from New Hanover County were acknowledged.
A Civil War re-enactor showed visitors to the fort various Civil War ammunition. A history of the nation's highest military honor was also given.
--Old B-Runner
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