Oneida County's 117th New York Infantry-- Part 3: Biggest Contribution the Capture of Fort Fisher

The 117th trained for about three weeks before moving south where they spent several months in the Washington, D.C., garrisons.

They went on to participate in campaigns across Virginia and North Carolina.  At one time they were under the command of General U.S. Grant.

Civil War historian and expert on the Fourth Oneida (117th NY) Peter Leonard says the capture of Fort Fisher was the unit's most significant contribution to the war.  The 117th was in what "would become the largest amphibious landing up until D-Day."

--Old B-Runner