Battle of Fort Anderson
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The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fort Anderson canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Confederate Department of North Carolina
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Union Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fall of Wilmington ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate Army
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Wilmington Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral David D. Porter
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Alfred H. Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob D. Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Hagood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | February 1865 ⓘ |
| defensiveWork | Confederate earthwork fortifications ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-02-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | capture of Wilmington ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| involves |
amphibious operations
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land assault ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ |
| location |
Brunswick County, North Carolina
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Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Confederate District of Wilmington forces
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Union Fort Fisher Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Union North Atlantic Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Union XXIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Fort Anderson
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secure approach to Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolinas Campaign
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Wilmington Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideWon | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-02-18 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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