Fort Fisher Research Paper

Fort Fisher is located off the coast of North Carolina near Wilmington. The Fort is positioned in a pivotal location for the South and was a vital port during the Civil War. Fort Fisher helped keep the North Carolinian port open to blockade runners, which were supplying food and other goods to the people inland. During the Civil War, ports were extremely important for the survival of the South. The South had an agricultural economy and since they were growing cotton instead of food, the ports helped them to receive the other goods necessary to live. The North realized this and would slowly choke the South’s waterways, blocking the ports using the Anaconda Plan by General-in-chief Winfield Scott. However, Wilmington’s port would remain open
We wanted to go somewhere we had not been and make it an adventure; we asked some of our friends if they would want to go with us. We decided to go to Fort Fisher and go for the weekend. Our friend Raven was able to go with us and after minimal planning we headed towards the beach. The ride down there was very eventful. We had stopped in Garner to get food, I am convinced it might be the worst town in North Carolina because while there, a man rode a golf cart into the KFC/Taco Bell parking lot, we also witnessed a man being detained by a police officer in the parking lot. When we tried to leave and get back on the Highway there was so much traffic I almost had an anxiety attack. After we had arrived in Wilmington we almost ran out of gas, because I forgot to check to see how much we had. It was a terrifying experience. (We did find a gas station and did not run out of gas though) When we finally got to Fort Fisher, it was really cold and windy there but we still had a lot of fun. We walked around the museum and saw how big the ammunition that was used was; there was a torpedo that was as big as my shin/calf and a canon ball as big as my head. We saw dioramas of the fort being built and later reacted them on the trail. We walked along the trail and halfway through realized that we went around the wrong way because all the signs were facing away from us. We sat on
However, I am glad I went there I learned a lot and I enjoy visiting historical sites and learning the importance they had. We had never been off together like that before and it was a trip of many firsts. The friends I went with made it an unforgettable