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During the Civil War, Fort Fisher kept the port of Wilmington open for crucial supplies from Europe. The South’s largest earthen fort, it stretched over 1.5 miles and mounted 44 heavy cannon. The fort finally fell in January 1865 after two of the largest sea-land battles of the war. Due to beach erosion and construction, only 10 percent of the fort survives, and this Armstrong gun faced the ocean and fired a 150-pound shell with a 30-pound propellant charge.
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