DOCSLIB.ORG

Fortfisher-ARC.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Fortfisher-ARC.Pdf FORT FISHER The Battle for the Gibraltar of the South by Greg Ahlgren P Pen-L Publishing Fayetteville, AR Pen-L.com Copyright © 2016 by Greg Ahlgren All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner, including electronic storage and retrieval systems, except by explicit written permission from the publisher. Brief passages excerpted for review purposes are excepted. This novel is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Though this is a work of fiction, many of the stories and anecdotes included were inspired by actual events. Some names used in this book are those of real people; however, any dialogue or activity presented is purely fictional. ISBN: 978-1-942428-73-2 First edition Printed and bound in the USA Front cover artwork: U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph: NH 2051 The Bombardment of Fort Fisher, January 15, 1865 Engraving by T. Shussler, after an artwork by J.O. Davidson Back cover artwork: Chicago : Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 1890. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pga.01862 Cover and interior design by Kelsey Rice acknowledgments So many good people have been generous in providing comments, sug- gestions, encouragement, and assistance for this book that it is impossible to list them all. However, a special debt of gratitude is owed for the literary critique of Stephen Monier, the technical expertise on Civil War firearms and armaments provided by Dr. Richard Deveaux, the literary input and stylistic advice of America’s leading techno-thriller author, Helen Hanson, and finally, once again, to my good friend Bennett Freeman, whose cre- ative and literary input has been invaluable. All of you helped make this book possible. To all, I say thank you. v prologue Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday, January 12, 1865 Dawn His mother gave him a last, lingering hug, her eyes welling up as she released him. “Must you go back?” She reached with her right hand for the arm of the chair behind her. Using her left to steady her cane, she settled on the wicker rocker thick with pillows that had stood in front of the fireplace for as long as Caleb Cuthbait could remember. “Mother,” he said, “I will not desert. And I need to go now or I may miss the early steamer.” “I’ll walk down with him,” Caleb’s father interjected. “You rest awhile, dear, and I’ll make us some tea when I return.” He tenderly covered his wife’s shoulders with her shawl. “Warm enough?” He kissed her lightly on the cheek. She adjusted the shawl, covering the threadbare elbows of her cotton dress. The dress had not been replaced in several years, but Caleb knew that getting textile goods to make a new one was nearly impossible. “Yes, thank you,” his mother said. “Oh! I nearly forgot. I set some salted pork on the table, Caleb. Take it. I imagine it is a far sight better than your rations at the fort.” Caleb retrieved the paper-wrapped meat from the pantry and took a last look around his parents’ home. His father was already standing by the door. Caleb buttoned his gray tunic against the chill of the winter morning and stepped outside. vii Greg Ahlgren From the Cuthbait home at Wilmington’s northern edge, the pair walked a zigzag pattern toward the landing, heading south on the numbered streets that paralleled the Cape Fear River and west on the named ones. Caleb remembered it as the same route he had walked with his father four years earlier on a humid, late-summer afternoon as he headed off to college. On that day, everyone they passed had been an acquaintance of his father’s, and all knew where Caleb was going. They stepped from their neatly trimmed homes and cottages to stop the father and son, tipping their hats to their minister while clapping Caleb on the back and wishing him well. War was in the air, but in Wilmington, North Carolina, on that August afternoon, the hope of a compromise reigned supreme. Now, many of these same houses were shuttered. Yards were over- grown, and paint peeled from the clapboards. Those who could afford to had left, seeking shelter with friends or relatives where the threat of battle was lower. Some had rented out their homes, and a tenancy of profiteers, blockade runners, and those who earned a living off them, had taken their place. Although liquor and wild parties flowed freely, yard work and housekeeping held little value for the city’s present occupants. As Caleb walked toward the landing, his father’s normally booming voice was soft in his ear. “You have a good heart, Son. The widow, Missus Tuckerman, will be lucky to have you. It means a great deal to your mother and me that you’re using your grandmother’s band. I expect your mother’s tears told you that pretty well. I wish, though, that you could properly ask her father’s blessing.” “That’s a little difficult right now, Father.” Reverend Cuthbait nodded. “Everyone knew Captain Tuckerman’s reputation. She must be a strong woman to have stayed.” “Now, Father,” Caleb protested. “I’m only taking the ring in case. I’ve not fully made up my mind on this. And I would hope to ask her father, but circumstances make it impossible. I’m certain a Confederate soldier from North Carolina would be stopped well before reaching Connecticut,” he added with a smirk. viii FORT FISHER They continued in silence. At Dock Street, the pair turned right, heading straight for the river. Rounding the corner, Caleb spotted a still figure lying in the dirt at the side of the road, arms positioned wildly over his head. At first, Caleb feared he was dead, but as he stepped quickly toward him, he discerned the loud snoring of a drunk. Striding past, he smelled the stale vomit that stained the seaman’s clothing. He assumed him to be from the British blockade runner tied at the docks. One block from the landing, three more sailors surrounded a woman lounging back against the wall of a saloon—her face heavily made up, and her lips painted red. “A little early in the morning for this, wouldn’t you say?” his father asked. Caleb smiled. “I think, for some, it’s still last night.” The wharf was soon in sight. The steamer’s boiler belched black smoke, and the crew knelt along the dock, unwrapping lines from the cleats. Caleb stopped at the edge of the wharf, and a step later, his father did the same, turning to his son with a quizzical expression. “What is it?” “How do I know? How do I know if she is the right woman?” His father smiled broadly. “If you ask twelve people, you’ll get a dozen answers. But as you’re asking me, I tell you to look in your heart. If you love her, if your life will be richer with her by your side, if you would give your soul to save hers, and if you believe she feels the same of you, then you’re on the right track. This is a big step, Caleb, and I am glad you’re not taking it lightly. I only wish you had thought as long before joining the army.” “Father, we have been over this,” Caleb sighed. His father held his hands up, palms outward. “Yes, yes, I know. But you’re our only child. At Christmas, we could hear the bombardment. We had no peace for days until we knew you were unharmed. Perhaps you can get another day of leave soon. Bring Missus Tuckerman to church. We would love to meet her. And now you’d best be off,” his father said as the sailors tossed the lines over the rails and scrambled after them. “The steamer keeps to its schedule, not yours.” Caleb nodded, hugged his father, and ran across the wharf, jumping onto the deck of the paddle steamer just as her whistle blew. In a few hours, he knew, he would be back at Fort Fisher. ix CHAPTER 1 Off the North Carolina coast USS Iosco Thursday, January 12, 1865 The first boiler was already starting to sear. Fireman Patrick Sheedy felt the heat burning his face. With a gloved hand, he reached out and closed the damper several inches, restricting the air supply to the inferno. He turned back to the two coal heavers on his shift and shook his head. Seeing his fireman close the damper, Nat Davis drove his shovel into the coal in the bunker beneath his feet. He yanked a soiled rag from his pocket and wiped the sweat that beaded across his forehead. At the rear of the bunker, Sven Johanson stood with his back to the boiler, using his shovel to drag coal to the front. “Sven!” Patrick yelled. When the tall heaver turned questioningly, the fireman waved a stop. Sven pitched his shovel into the black mass at his feet and stepped forward. “What you figure, boss?” Nat asked. “I think we be making seven knots,” Patrick answered. “Maybe eight.” Nat coughed and continued to wipe his face. Despite the raw January morning weather off the North Carolina coast, the temperature in the boiler room was already well over one hundred degrees. Given the right climate and need for speed, it could easily reach one hundred twenty. “I don’t think Captain Guest wants us to set his boat afire,” Nat said.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Yale Law School 2019–2020
    BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN OF YALE BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Periodicals postage paid New Haven ct 06520-8227 New Haven, Connecticut Yale Law School 2019–2020 Yale Law School Yale 2019–2020 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 115 Number 11 August 10, 2019 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 115 Number 11 August 10, 2019 (USPS 078-500) The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, is published seventeen times a year (one time in May and October; three times in June and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and a∞rmatively and September; four times in July; five times in August) by Yale University, 2 Whitney seeks to attract to its faculty, sta≠, and student body qualified persons of diverse Avenue, New Haven CT 06510. Periodicals postage paid at New Haven, Connecticut. backgrounds. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment Postmaster: Send address changes to Bulletin of Yale University, against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, PO Box 208227, New Haven CT 06520-8227 disability, status as a protected veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Managing Editor: Kimberly M. Go≠-Crews University policy is committed to a∞rmative action under law in employment of Editor: Lesley K. Baier women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. PO Box 208230, New Haven CT 06520-8230 Inquiries concerning these policies may be referred to Valarie Stanley, Director of the O∞ce for Equal Opportunity Programs, 221 Whitney Avenue, 4th Floor, 203.432.0849.
    [Show full text]
  • Congressional Record-House. February 7
    --~ - ~- 11718 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-HOUSE. FEBRUARY 7, 1isted musicians of Atmy and Navy competing against civilian Also, petition of · Harry H. Williams, of the Words and musicians-to the Committee on Labor. Music Club of America, for amendment of copyright law-to By 1\lr. KAHN: Petition of California Harbor, No. 15, Amer­ the Committee on Patents. ican Association of Masters, Mates, and Pilots, of San Fran­ By Mr. W ALL.A.CE : Paper to accompany bill for relief of cisco, Cal., against the Littlefield pilotage bill, to amend section l\frs. Octava Nutt-to the Committee on Invalid Pensions. 443 of the Revised Statutes-to the Committee on the 1\Ier­ By Mr. WANGER: Petition of William T . Powell, Depart­ ·chant Marine and Fisheries. ment commander of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of the Republic, By l\Ir. KELIHER: Petition of Springfield Board of Trade, in behalf of 100,000 pensioners of Pennsyl...-ania, against aboli­ for a parcels-post law if country merchants are fully pro­ tion of the several pension agencies thToughout the United tected-to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads. States-to the Committee on Appropriations. Also, petition of Massachusetts Board of Trade, for a perma­ By 1\lr. WASHBURN : Papers to accompany bills for relief nent nonpartisan tariff commission-to the Committee on Ways of John Feaghey and ~renzo A. Dodge-to the Committee on and 1\Ieans. Invalid Pensions. Also, petition of Rabbi Isaac Elchano Lodge, against immi­ Also, paper to accompany bill for relief of Isaac H. Daggett­ gTation legislation increasing head tax and providing an educa­ to the Committee on Invalid Pensions.
    [Show full text]
  • The Quarterly OFFICIAL PUBLICATION of the ST
    The Quarterly OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIO~ Major General Newton Martin Curtis April 1961 The Quarterly Official Publication o i The St. Lawrence County Historical Assn. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION Presidmt BERT J. ROGERS THE CIVIL WAR COMES TO DEPEYSTER 42 Miner Street, Cantrm. N. Y. Vice-Presidefits By Nina W.Smith* 3 MRS. ETHEL C. OLDS Waddington, N. Y. LAWRENCE G. BOVARD CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE Ogdensburg. N. Y. By Elizabeth Baxter 4 Secretary MRS. HAROLD JENKINS R.D. 2. Potsdam, N. Y. LAST MAIL FROM ROSSIE Treasurer DAVID CLELAND By Virgie B. Sintons 5 Canton, N. Y. County Historian TRACKS FROM THE TRIPS OF A TRAVELLER MRS. NINA W. SMITHERS DePqnter. N. Y. By 0. P. Stearns 8 Editor, The Quurterly t MASON ROSSITER SMITH Gouverneur, N. Y. VESTIGES OF CAMP WHEELER Assistant Editor By Rev. J. Karlton Dewey MRS. BE'ITE MAYHEW 9 Canton. N. Y. Committee Choirmen KEEPING ACCOUNTS IN THE 1880s Program By India .Murton ro MRS. DORIS PLANTY Ogdensburg. N. Y. Historic Sites HISTORIANS and LOCAL HISTORICAL GROUPS LAWRENCE G. BOVARD Ogdensburg, N. Y. .Edited by Bette Mayhezv 14 Museums FRANK CRARY COVER-This studio' portrait of Major General Newton Martin Curtis Canton, N. Y. 1 comes from the St. Lawrence County Historian's collection in the county building, Canton. The original mount carries the following legend: Gen- Nominations eral Newton Martin Curtis, souvenir St. Lawrence County Society, New CARLTON OLDS York December 9, 1911. Negative by James Dow, Ogdensburg. Photo com- Waddington, N. Y. pliments of the Marceau Studio, New York City.
    [Show full text]
  • Automated Anti-Blackness
    “Anti-racism is the active process of identifying and KENNEDY SCHOOLHARVARD JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL eliminating racism by changing systems, organizational JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY A Harvard Kennedy School Student Publication structures, policies and practices and attitudes, so that power is redistributed and shared equitably.” - NAC International Perspectives: Women and Global Solidarity The Institutional Anti-Racism & Accountability (IARA) Project at Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy works at the intersection of community programs, academia, and policy to address intellectual and practical questions related to anti-racist institutional change. Our vision is to achieve industry-wide certification standards for all forms of diversity/bias/ antiracism consulting and implementation. 2019 - 20 VOLUME20 Anti-Blackness in Policy Making: Learn more at Learning from the Past to Create a Better Future shorensteincenter.org/iara 2019-20 Volume HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY “Anti-Blackness in Policy Making: Learning from the Past to Create a Better Future” 2019-20 Volume Support the Journal Te Harvard Kennedy School Journal of African American Policy (ISSN# 1081- 0463) is the second-oldest student-run review published annually by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. An annual subscription is $20 for individuals and $40 for libraries and institutions. Additional copies of past volumes may be available for $20 each from the Subscriptions Department, Harvard Kennedy School Journal of African American Policy, 79 JFK Street #16, Cambridge, MA 02138. Donations provided in support of the Harvard the Harvard Kennedy School Journal of African American Policy are tax-deductible as a nonproft gift under the John F.
    [Show full text]
  • Civil Affairs in the Defenses of Washington, 1861-1863
    Pittsburg State University Pittsburg State University Digital Commons Electronic Thesis Collection Spring 4-16-2017 Civil Wars in the Capital: Civil Affairs in the Defenses of Washington, 1861-1863 Blake M. Lindsey Pittsburg State University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd Part of the Military History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Lindsey, Blake M., "Civil Wars in the Capital: Civil Affairs in the Defenses of Washington, 1861-1863" (2017). Electronic Thesis Collection. 212. https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/212 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Thesis Collection by an authorized administrator of Pittsburg State University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CIVIL WARS IN THE CAPITAL: CIVIL AFFAIRS IN THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON, 1861-1863 A Thesis Submitted To The Graduate School In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Of Master Of Arts Blake M. Lindsey Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas April 2017 CIVIL WARS IN THE CAPITAL: CIVIL AFFAIRS IN THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON, 1861-1863 Blake M Lindsey APPROVED: Thesis Advisor: ______________________________________________________ Dr. John L.S. Daley, Department of History, Philosophy and Social Science Committee Member: ______________________________________________________ Dr. Kirstin L. Lawson, Department of History, Philosophy and Social Science Committee Member: ______________________________________________________ Dr. John Iley, Department of Technology & Workforce Learning CIVIL WARS IN THE CAPITAL: CIVIL AFFAIRS IN THE DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON, 1861-1863 An Abstract of the Thesis by Blake M.
    [Show full text]
  • Adelbert Ames in the Civil War.” by Michael Megelsh Master’S Thesis: Liberty University Thesis Director: Dr
    “A Mainer From Rockland: Adelbert Ames in the Civil War.” By Michael Megelsh Master’s Thesis: Liberty University Thesis Director: Dr. Brian Melton Second Reader: Dr. Steven Woodworth Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………1 Chapter 1………………………………………………………………………………………10 Chapter 2………………………………………………………………………………………31 Chapter 3………………………………………………………………………………………61 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………...87 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………………95 Introduction Surrounded by rough seas and located along the Cape Fear River, Fort Fisher was considered by the destitute Confederacy to be of vital importance to their survival. By early 1865, the salient fortification remained the last gateway between the Confederate States of America and the Atlantic Ocean. Located 18 miles south of the prized city of Wilmington, North Carolina, the formidable fortress had evaded capture while Federal forces held Charleston, Mobile, and every meaningful fortification along the Mississippi River. 1 Its capture would most certainly deliver a severe moral and logistical blow to the weakening Southern armies. Robert E. Lee declared that the fort must remain in Confederate hands at all costs or else he and the Army of Northern Virginia could not endure. 2 The United States War Department and its senior commanders were well aware of the strategic importance of Fort Fisher and the morale which it provided to the weakened Confederacy. In December 1864, 7,000 troops from the Army of the James, under the eccentric Major General Benjamin F. Butler set sail from the Virginia coast eventually joining forces with Rear Admiral David D. Porter and a massive flotilla of 60 warships. 3 Prior to the arrival of the infantry, Porter’s naval command sailed within striking distance of the southern stronghold but failed to force the fort’s defenders to surrender.
    [Show full text]
  • Virginia's Civil
    Virginia’s Civil War A Guide to Manuscripts at the Virginia Historical Society A A., Jim, Letters, 1864. 2 items. Photocopies. Mss2A1b. This collection contains photocopies of two letters home from a member of the 30th Virginia Infantry Regiment. The first letter, 11 April 1864, concerns camp life near Kinston, N.C., and an impending advance of a Confederate ironclad on the Neuse River against New Bern, N.C. The second letter, 11 June 1864, includes family news, a description of life in the trenches on Turkey Hill in Henrico County during the battle of Cold Harbor, and speculation on Ulysses S. Grant's strategy. The collection includes typescript copies of both letters. Aaron, David, Letter, 1864. 1 item. Mss2AA753a1. A letter, 10 November 1864, from David Aaron to Dr. Thomas H. Williams of the Confederate Medical Department concerning Durant da Ponte, a reporter from the Richmond Whig, and medical supplies received by the CSS Stonewall. Albright, James W., Diary, 1862–1865. 1 item. Printed copy. Mss5:1AL155:1. Kept by James W. Albright of the 12th Virginia Artillery Battalion, this diary, 26 June 1862–9 April 1865, contains entries concerning the unit's service in the Seven Days' battles, the Suffolk and Petersburg campaigns, and the Appomattox campaign. The diary was printed in the Asheville Gazette News, 29 August 1908. Alexander, Thomas R., Account Book, 1848–1887. 1 volume. Mss5:3AL276:1. Kept by Thomas R. Alexander (d. 1866?), a Prince William County merchant, this account book, 1848–1887, contains a list, 1862, of merchandise confiscated by an unidentified Union cavalry regiment and the 49th New York Infantry Regiment of the Army of the Potomac.
    [Show full text]
  • Civil War Soldier Resources
    CIVIL WAR SOLDIER RESOURCES Compiled by Geri Favreau, Bob St. John and Julie Dowd with contributions by Melissa Facteau ~ Just a few of the thousands of websites available – but these should get you started ~ A History of the Town of Chazy, Clinton County – Nell Sullivan and David Martin American Civil War Zouaves – Robin Smith – Google Books Ancestry.com www.ancestry.com/ - Paid site – available free at local libraries Billion Graves www.Billiongraves.com Clinton County New York Tombstone Transcription http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~frgen/clinton/clintonindex.htm Clinton County – Part of the NY GenWeb Project – contains the McClelland Cemetery Records http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyclinto/ Division of Military and Naval Affairs for New York State www.dmna.ny.gov Enrollment of Eligible Persons – Town Books - Clinton County Historian’s Office Family Search – Military search www.familysearch.org Find a Grave www.findagrave.com Google Books – Regimental Histories 1st NY Cavalry Regiment – “Boots and Saddles” – A History of the First Cavalry of the War Known as the First New York (Lincoln) Cavalry, and also as the Sabre Regiment, Its Organization, Campaigns and Battles – James H. Stevenson 5th NY Infantry Regiment - Camp and field life of the Fifth New York volunteer Infantry – Alfred Davenport 5th NY Cavalry Regiment – The Fifth New York Cavalry In the Civil War – Vincent L. Burns 9th Cavalry Regiment – History of the Ninth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry – Newel Cheney 11th NY Cavalry – Scott’s 900 – The Story of a Cavalry Regiment: “Scott’s 900” Eleventh New York Cavalry – Thomas West Smith 16th NY Infantry Regiment – From Bull Run to Chancellorsville – Newton Martin Curtis 40th NY Infantry Regiment – History of the Fortieth (Mozart) Regiment – Sergeant Fred C.
    [Show full text]
  • Civil War Book Collection of Paul & Donna Heimbach Wednesday
    Civil War Book Collection of Paul & Donna Heimbach Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 at 10:00am 1 Portraits of Conflict, Anne J. Bailey & Walter J. Fraser, Jr. 2 Civil War Relics of the Western Campaigns, Charles S. Harris 3 Gettysburg: Stories of Men and Monuments, Frederick W. Hawthorne 4 New York in the War of the Rebellion 1861‐1865 Vol. 5, Phisterer 5 Above the Civil War, Eugene B. Block 6 Fourth Reunion of the Survivors of the 52d Regt. Pa. Vols. Sept. 25, 1891, G.A.R. Memorial Hall 7 Stephen Dodson Ramseur, Lee's Gallant General, Gary W. Gallagher 8On Fields of Fury, From the Wilderness to the Crater an Eyewitness History, Richard Wheeler 9 Return to Bull Run, The Campaign and Battle of Second Manassas, John J. Hennessy 10 The Peninsula Campaign 1862 & To the Gates of Richmond (2), Joseph P. Cullen & Stephen W. Sears 11 Brothers in Arms, William C. Davis 12 The Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam, Miles C. Heyette 13 The Bloody 85th, Ronn Palm, Dr. Richard Sauers, & Patrick A. Shroeder 14 Confederate Belt Buckles and Plates, Steven E. Mullinax 15 In Tall Cotton, Richard Barksdale Harwell 16 Contributions To a History of the Richmond Howitzer Battalion, Pamphlet No. 1, Carlton McCarthy & Co. 17 From the Rapidan to Richmond, William Meade Dame D.D. 18 History of Kearn's First New Jersey Brigade 1861‐1865, Camille Baquet 19 Grant, A Biography, William S. McFeely 20 The First New York Lincoln Cavalry, Wm. H. Beach 21 The Struggle for Missouri, John McElroy 22 Smithsonian's Great Battles & Battlefields of the Civil War, Jay Wertz & Edwin C.
    [Show full text]
  • ***** May 2016 Program ***** Fort Fisher's Medal of Honor Recipients
    Our next meeting will be held on Thursday, 12 May 2016 at St. Andrews On-the- Sound Episcopal Church located at 101 Airlie Road. Come early - the meeting starts promptly at 7:30p.m. See cfcwrt.org for details. Please join us at our final meeting of the 2015-2016 Program Year. Visitors are always welcome – bring a friend or two. Each of our speakers strives to enlighten, entertain, and add to our knowledge of Civil War history. This serves our mission of encouraging education and research into that historic conflict. ***** May 2016 Program ***** Fort Fisher’s Medal of Honor Recipients John Moseley, Historic Interpreter III at the Fort Fisher Historic Site and Jacksonville, Florida native, will present a history of the Congressional Medal of Honor and especially the 72 men who received the medal for their actions at Fort Fisher during December 1864 & January 1865. John’ s summary of his presentation follows: The Medal of Honor is the to be created by the United highest distinction that can be States government during the awarded by the President, in war. the name of the Congress, to members of the Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of their lives above and beyond the call of duty. It was originally created in July 1861 to recognize the acts of bravery by Union enlisted Navy, Marine Corps, and Army personnel during the Civil War. This was the only award 1 The struggle for Fort Fisher saw bravery and sacrifice by men on both sides. To Union sailors, soldiers and marines, the fighting was like none they had experienced in their lives.
    [Show full text]
  • Yale Law School 2020–2021
    BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN OF YALE BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Periodicals postage paid New Haven ct 06520-8227 New Haven, Connecticut Yale Law School 2020–2021 Yale Law School Yale 2020–2021 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 116 Number 11 August 10, 2020 BULLETIN OF YALE UNIVERSITY Series 116 Number 11 August 10, 2020 (USPS 078-500) The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, is published seventeen times a year (one time in October; three times in September; four and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and a∞rmatively times in June and July; five times in August) by Yale University, 2 Whitney Avenue, New seeks to attract to its faculty, sta≠, and student body qualified persons of diverse Haven CT 0651o. Periodicals postage paid at New Haven, Connecticut. backgrounds. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment Postmaster: Send address changes to Bulletin of Yale University, against any individual on account of that individual’s sex, race, color, religion, age, PO Box 208227, New Haven CT 06520-8227 disability, status as a protected veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. Managing Editor: Kimberly M. Go≠-Crews University policy is committed to a∞rmative action under law in employment of Editor: Lesley K. Baier women, minority group members, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. PO Box 208230, New Haven CT 06520-8230 Inquiries concerning these policies may be referred to Valarie Stanley, Senior Direc- tor of the O∞ce of Institutional Equity and Access, 221 Whitney Avenue, 4th Floor, The closing date for material in this bulletin was July 31, 2020.
    [Show full text]
  • The Civil War Defenses of Washington
    A Historic Resources Study: The Civil War Defenses of Washington Part I -- ---------------- A Historic Resources Study: The Civil War Defenses of Washington Part I United States Department of Interior National Park Service National Capital Region Washington, DC Contract No. 144CX300096053 Modification # 1 Prepared by CEHP, ·Incorporated Chevy Chase, Maryland ror sale by the Superintendent of Documelll •• U.S. Governmenl Printing Office !tHernel: bookslorc.gpo.gov Phone: loll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-180n Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: SlOP SSOP. Washington. DC 20402·0001 ISBN 0-16-072708-1 A Historic Resources Study: The Civil War Defenses of Washington Part I Table of Contents Chapter I. An Introduction to the Civil War Defenses of Washington Chapter II. Pre-Civil War Defenses Chapter III. The Land and the Owners Chapter IV. The Civil War Years Chapter V. The Fortification System Chapter VI. Maintenance of the Defenses Chapter VII. Jubal Early's Raid/ The Battle of Fort Stevens Selected Photographs and Illustrations Appendices ·to * Appendices are under separate cover ----- Chapter I An Introduction to the Civil War Defenses of Washington -------- Civil War Defenses of Washington Historic Resources Study Pan I-I CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION TO THE CIVil WAR DEFENSES OF WASHINGTON The Historic Resources Study of the Civil War Defenses of Washington was completed for the Capitol Region of the National Park Service to serve a variety of purposes. 1. To provide a narrative overview and analytical history of the parks. 2. To comprehensively document the history of the Civil War Defenses of Washington and its features. 3. To provide a historical framework for future preservation efforts.
    [Show full text]