. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . Scale of Plan- 32of*ii^ji A ^ 1 *&■ 1 «P 1 # 1 4° Scale, of Sections. e& F< - J ttvJb. I $r 1 ■¥ 1 t2 1 r PLAN AND SECTIONS OF FORT FISHER. 645 646 THE DEFENSE OF FORT FISHER.. COLONEL WILLIAM LAMB FROM A PHOTOGRAPH over 900 veteran troops and 450 junior reserves!reenforced after dark by (50 sailors and marines.As soon as the fire, of the fleet ceased, the parapetswere not only manned, but half the garrison was stationed outside the work behind thepalisades. There was no fear
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. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . Scale of Plan- 32of*~ii^ji A ^ 1 *&■ 1 «P 1 # 1 4° Scale, of Sections. e& F< - J ttvJb. I $r 1 ■¥ 1 t2 1 r PLAN AND SECTIONS OF FORT FISHER. 645 646 THE DEFENSE OF FORT FISHER.. COLONEL WILLIAM LAMB FROM A PHOTOGRAPH over 900 veteran troops and 450 junior reserves!reenforced after dark by (50 sailors and marines.As soon as the fire, of the fleet ceased, the parapetswere not only manned, but half the garrison was stationed outside the work behind thepalisades. There was no fear of anassault in front; what most disturbedthe defenders was a possible landingfrom boats between the Mound Bat-tery and Battery Buchanan. AdmiralPorter was as much to blame as Gen-eral Butler for the repulse. . The garrison of Fort Fisher wascomposed altogether of North Caro-linians. For two years and a halfthe force had been under my com-mand, and in that time only two com-panies, temporarily there, were fromoutside the State. After the repulseof Butler and Porter, although someimportant guns were destroyed by thebombardment and by explosion, littleor nothing was done to repair damagesor strengthen the armament of thework. Requisitions were made for ad-ditional ammunition, especially