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American Civil War

The Fall of Fort Fisher, 1865: Closing the Confederacy’s Last Major Port

A powder ship that fizzled, a general who turned back, and a brutal night fight: how the Union took the sandy fortress guarding Wilmington, North Carolina.

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The Wreck of the USS Monitor Off Cape Hatteras, December 31, 1862

Nine months after it stopped the CSS Virginia, the USS Monitor went down in a gale off Cape Hatteras. Its wreck was found in 1973, and its turret was raised in 2002.

Civil War

The Sinking of the USS Monitor off Cape Hatteras, December 31, 1862

Nine months after its duel with the CSS Virginia, the Union ironclad Monitor went down in a gale off Cape Hatteras. Its wreck was found in 1973.