Fort Fisher Deep Dive PART 2: North Carolina Video Tour!

Kris White and Chris Fonvielle Jr. complete their comprehensive tour of Fort Fisher in North Carolina. If you missed Part 1, you can view it here: • Fort Fisher Deep Dive ...
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This video is part of our Petersburg and North Carolina Battlefield Tour series. Be sure to check out all of the other videos here: • Petersburg and North C...

[@dianenorkus9906]

I participated in both the 150th and 155th anniversary re-enactment of the battle of Fort Fisher.

[@1TruNub]

So as usual braxton-bragg screwed things up

[@5clgdesu]

Was just there with my family for the 5th time. Love Carolina and Kure Beach and we always go to Fort Fisher.

[@goseekfindnow]

C.C. “Kit” Bland was my great great uncle. I’ve heard the story of his heroism my whole life, but Chris tells it best.

[@rhardee8]

There is a Civil War Trail's marker about Bland and his heroics at Fort Fisher just outside of Ayden,NC about 3.5 miles from my home..😊

[@txnetcop]

Great info!

[@johngaither9263]

The largest and most significant fortification guarding the primary port remaining to the Confederacy was undermanned and poorly led. Without doubt it was conquered by the largest combined amphibious attack of the Union during the war. Apparently, the Union recognized its importance far more than the Confederacy did.

[@thebige1919]

Visited the museum at this site in January 2021 - excellent displays & enthusiastic docent. Also some WWII displays at the museum.

[@Irish_For_Life1842]

Why not work to restore the fort? The Beaches are restored. It seems like that would be possible here and at Yorktown. After it is completed than set up protection of the fort/battlefield from being washed away again. Is it too far down the list? I couldn't imagine that Yorktown would be too low.

[@bolinfan1519]

Beach is not restored. The ocean covers the location of the Northeast Bastion and most of the sea face. It would cost $50,000,000 to hold back the sea and reconstruct the Northeast Bastion, sea face, and Mound Battery. That works out to about $250,000 per stakeholder. Thank you for your donation.

[@stemtostern7611]

Both sides saying Now! Thats a Man's Man. Enjoyed that Story very much. Now Where they at today? It's more like that's Man Bun and here's your participation trophy I'll bring your Meat loaf down to you while you play that Game thingy deal. Gezz!

[@keydet1983]

Chris makes reference to a visit to the Sugar Loaf lines "later today". Any tape of that? Beautiful fortifications.

[@fateagle4life]

Anytime Bragg shows up, the Confederates know that the clock is ticking. He lucked up at Chickamauga but couldn't or wouldn't press his advantage and we all know what happens. Johnston and Bragg are the 2 biggest waste 🙄.

[@michaelbarnett2527]

Johnston was a good defensive general at least. Bragg caused my GGpa to be captured at Ft. Fisher in this battle…because he held Hoke back from attacking…

[@noelp4916]

Could listen to you guys all day. Much better than reading books. 🇦🇺

[@williamkoraska6295]

Among the arracking naval marine force was a young naval officer named George Dewey hero of the spanish american war.

[@TopCat2021]

Braxton Bragg was one of the best generals "for" the union army too bad the confederacy didn't realize this sooner but at least he has an army base named after him.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Hey if he had not impressed Davis during the Mexican War he would have been canned along time ago.

[@Autobotmatt428]

Lol good joke btw

[@T.K...]

17:38 "Unfortunately" more U.S. soldiers weren't killed? Great video other than this unfortunate slip :)

[@killertaco8themaster773]

He said unfortunately there were only 500 north Carolinians at that spot of the fort. Where did you hesr him say that?

[@T.K...]

@@killertaco8themaster773 I have to explain this? What would have been the result had there been more Confederates there? Seems like higher casualties is the obvious answer.

[@killertaco8themaster773]

@@T.K... Well yeah, he's from North Carolina why would he be cheering for the Union soldiers? That doesn't even make sense.

[@kevindice1092]

Have I been pronouncing “Adelbert” incorrectly all these years?🤔 Too bad that the Confederate Air Force was messing up the audio!😏

[@hotlinepressurewashing3064]

This was such an awesome read. I’ve lived here for 13 years now and knew only a tiny bit of the history at fort fisher. I took a bike ride around the historical site today and spiked my interest! Thanks for awesome video!

[@andrewbowles9753]

Thanks helps get closer to my ancestor Capt Kneeskern 115th NY Inf.

[@johnnybottles2344]

😎👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@michaelpeffer8517]

Next time show how erosion has taken over. I believe there is a old map that was in the visitor center

[@michaelj.acosta6810]

Great video. Thank you.

[@bolinfan1519]

You forgot about the magazine explosion on 16 January 1865, a military sabotage operation carried out by a captain in the Confederate Secret Service. The chemically-activated fuze was supposed to detonate the powder reserve on the 15th, but due to a malfunction detonated the following day. We may therefore conclude that the magazine explosion was in fact part of the battle of Fort Fisher, and not "an unfortunate accident by drunken Union navy seamen carrying torches while searching the bombproofs for souvenirs".

[@thearmoredchimp129]

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