Feb. 3, 1865-- Part 2: Testing Confederate Fort Anderson Defending Wilmington

FEBRUARY 3RD, 1865:  This date, Porter, in the USS Shawmut, preparing for the campaign against Wilmington, engaged Fort Anderson up the Cape Fear River from Fort Fisher (and on the other side of it).

This was to test its defenses at the fort, located on the west bank of the river, guarding the approach to Wilmington, North Carolina.

--Old B-R'er