Role of Blacks At Fort Fisher-- Part 1: Civil War

From the February 28, 2018, WECT (Wilmington, N.C.)  "Black History Month:  Role of African-Americans at Fort Fisher" Ashlea Kosikowski.

John Mosely, Asst. Fort Fisher Site Manager, says Blacks played an important role from the Civil War to World War II.

At the second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865, Bruce Anderson, a black man who enlisted in an all-white regiment, was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions.

Soldiers of several United States Colored Troops were involved heavily in the surrender of Fort Fisher and the Wilmington Campaign January-February 1865, which came afterwards. They were buried at various places, but later had their bodies dug up and were reburied in the Wilmington National Cemetery.

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