A Black Chaplain Writes About Fort Fusher-- Part 2:

**  "The battle raged amid the terrific fire of deadly missiles until after dark....  I retired some distance from the scene of conflict and lay down until about 10 o'clock, when the news spread that Fort Fisher had surrendered...  At this news I jumped up and went to survey the fort and behold the results of our conquest."

I'm not sure about his going to sleep amid the battle.

**    "The fort had been ploughed by our shells until everything looked like a heap of destruction....  Several shells had been utterly buried by our shells....  The soldiers were ransacking every nook and corner in search of trophies and other memorials...."

--Old B-Runner