From the June 29, 2020, Wilmington (NC) Star-News "Confederate cannons removed from Raleigh now at Fort Fisher" by Hunter Ingram.
These were removed from the North Carolina State Capitol grounds by orders of Governor Roy Cooper after they were vandalized (hate crime), earlier in June. The 1895 monument to Confederate military was built in 1895.
The two cannons are now at Fort Fisher and are on display by the fort's mounds where they will remain. (See picture)
Fort Fisher is ramping up for a new $23 million visitors center and grounds which will greatly provide opportunity to display these cannons.
We can always use more cannons. Definitely could have used more cannons on January 15, 1865.
Raleigh's Loss Is Fort Fisher's Gain. --Old B-Runner
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