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During the assault on Fort Fisher on 15 January 1865, David L. Bass served aboard the U.S.S. Minnesota and landed on the beach with the assaulting party from his ship. Despite enemy fire that killed many officers and men, he advanced to the top of the sand hill and partly through the breach in the palisades. After more than two-thirds of the men were seized with panic and retreated, he remained with the party until dark, when it came safely away with its wounded, its arms, and its colors.
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