First Battle of Fort Fisher

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The First Battle of Fort Fisher was a failed Union naval and land assault in December 1864 against the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs First Assault on Fort Fisher
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaign Wilmington Campaign
commander Benjamin F. Butler
Braxton Bragg
David D. Porter
linked to: David Dixon Porter

William H. C. Whiting
confederateCasualtiesApprox about 60
confederateDepartmentCommander General Braxton Bragg
linked to: Braxton Bragg
confederateGarrisonCommander Major General William H. C. Whiting
confederateStrengthApprox about 1,500–2,000 defenders
conflict American Civil War
country United States
date December 24–27, 1864
endDate 1864-12-27
followedBy Second Battle of Fort Fisher
fortificationDefended Fort Fisher
landForcesCommander Major General Benjamin F. Butler
linked to: Benjamin F. Butler
locatedNear Wilmington, North Carolina
linked to: Wilmington
location Fort Fisher, North Carolina
linked to: Fort Fisher
militaryBranchInvolved Confederate Army
Union Army
Union Navy
navalCommander Rear Admiral David D. Porter
linked to: David Dixon Porter
nearBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Cape Fear River
notableEvent Union powder boat explosion of USS Louisiana
objective Capture Fort Fisher
outcome Union assault repulsed
partOf Union blockade of the Confederacy
powderBoatPlanAdvocate Benjamin F. Butler
powderBoatUsed USS Louisiana
precededBy Union planning for Fort Fisher expedition
reasonForFailure Benjamin Butler’s decision to withdraw
poor coordination between army and navy
result Confederate victory
significance Failed attempt to close the last major Confederate port on the Atlantic coast
startDate 1864-12-24
state North Carolina
strategicObjective Close the port of Wilmington to Confederate blockade runners
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typeOfOperation amphibious assault
naval bombardment
unionCasualtiesApprox about 900
unionStrengthApprox about 6,500 troops
year 1864

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Fort Fisher State Historic Site relatedEvent First Battle of Fort Fisher
Confederate coastal defenses notableEvent Union bombardment of Fort Fisher 1864–1865
linked to: First Battle of Fort Fisher
Second Battle of Fort Fisher precededBy First Battle of Fort Fisher
First Battle of Fort Fisher alsoKnownAs First Assault on Fort Fisher
linked to: First Battle of Fort Fisher