Confederates lose last major seaport to Federals 150 years ago today (Jan 15 1865)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: 'The US Civil War - Second Battle of Fort Fisher, January 1865, US Civil War'

(Sunday, January 15, 1865; during the American Civil War) — The Second Battle of Fort Fisher near Wilmington, North Carolina, ended today as Union forces captured the “Gibraltar of the South,” depriving the Confederates of their last major seaport.