Fort Fisher

DATE

December 23–27, 1864

LOCATION

New Hanover County, North Carolina

RESULT

Confederate victory

NAME OF BATTLEFIELD

The First Battle of Fort Fisher

UNION

CONFEDERATE

COMMANDERS

Benjamin Butler
David D. Porter

Robert Hoke

UNITS INVOLVED

Expeditionary Corps, Army of the James
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Hoke’s Division
Fort Fisher Garrison

CAUSALITIES & LOSSES

320

DATE

January 13–15, 1865

LOCATION

New Hanover County, North Carolina

RESULT

Union victory

NAME OF BATTLEFIELD

Second Battle of Fort Fisher

UNION

CONFEDERATE

COMMANDERS

Alfred H. Terry
David D. Porter

Braxton Bragg
William H.C. Whiting  (DOW)
Robert Hoke
William Lamb

UNITS INVOLVED

Department of Virginia and North Carolina:

• Terry’s Provisional Corps     (units detached from XXIV and XXV Corps)

North Atlantic Blockading Squadron

Fort Fisher Garrison
Hoke’s Division

STRENGTH

• Army: 9,632

• Navy: 58 ships; 2,261 (sailors/marines)

1,900 (Fort Fisher)
6,400 (Hoke’s Division)

CAUSALITIES & LOSSES

• Army: 664 (111 killed; 540 wounded; 13 missing)

• Navy: 393 (88 killed; 271 wounded; 34 missing)

1,900 (583 killed and wounded; entire Fort Fisher garrison captured)

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