Author: Stan Deatherage | Published: January 5th, 2011

    These berms are actually the northern wall of the former earthen fort, known as Shepherd's Battery, that have been ravaged by time and erosion: Above. The rear of this redoubt allowed entry to the interior of the earthen mound and the battery that rest on the zenith of the battlement: Below.

    Looking northwest along the boardwalk toward the savanna of salt marsh that edges the Cape Fear River: Above. It's home below the mounds of spoils separating young confederate defenders of the Cape Fear from cannon shot and musket balls: Below.

    A big cannon on a circular pivot on the battlement of the north wall of Fort Fisher insured that the defenders of the Cape Fear had 360 degrees range of fire: Above. Looking south into the Summer sun down the Cape Fear River, where this large cannon would have found an easy target if, per chance, the Union Navy considered entering up the river that led to the port of Wilmington, North Carolina: Below.

    A view of the north wall of Fort Fisher from the north: Above. The monument of the confederate soldiers, who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their cause. The monument, known as Battle Acre, is on the Atlantic Ocean side of the State Recreation Area: Below.

    One of three North Carolina Aquariums is this one just south of Fort Fisher State Recreation Area: Above. Just a mile from the aquarium is this beautiful unspoiled beach that reminds me so much of Fort Macon or the untamed, unspoiled National Seashore. It was a most blustery day: Below.

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