Thursday, January 16, 2020

Just in Time for Fort Fisher's 155th Anniversary: Lots of Pictures and Photos of Fort Fisher


From the January 15, 2020, Wilmington (NC) Star-News online.

A collection of 25 paintings, illustrations and photographs of Fort Fisher, including the famous photos taken by Timothy O'Sullivan shortly after the fort's capture.

Of particular interest is one of a Fort Fisher survivors meeting and what the fort and area looked like in the early 20th century.

#15 is incorrectly identified as the bombardment of Fort Fisher.  It is actually the explosion of the powder magazine after the fort's capture.

It is amazing how inaccurate the illustrations were, though.

--Old B-RunnerFisher

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