![]() The excerpt shown above is from the book, "Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1864-1965" which was published in 1901.Īfter the December defeat the Northern forces came back in January with a new General in charge and more troops and boats and were able to overpower the Confederates. Thomas Arendell was in charge of Company F and Lt. Companies F and K were manning the cannon at Fort Fisher. ![]() The 10th North Carolina regiment was also known as the First Regiment, North Carolina Artillery. No doubt the Union generals expected a victory that would bring them the same fame as it had George Washington four score and eight years earlier on the Delaware, but it was not to be.Ī large part of the credit goes to two relatives who were commanding southern troops in Fort Fisher. Every other southern sea fort had fallen with less effort but in this case the Confederate troops fought off the Yankees with over four dozen expertly placed and manned cannon.Ĭhristmas is normally a time of truce during wars but this was not the first exception on U.S. On Christmas Eve 1864 the Union Army and Navy attacked Fort Fisher and bombarded it for two days. ![]() It wasn't until the Confederate Capitol of Richmond, Virginia was in their sights that they decided to close off the only obvious southern supply line still open to the Caribbean and Europe. Now they could have done this earlier if they really wanted but North Carolina had been mostly by-passed by the northern troops. Towards the end of the Civil War the Yankees decided to capture Wilmington, North Carolina as it was the only southern port still controlled by the Confederates. I'm not sure what that means, I've always assumed a story was one or the other.Īnyway, one scene from the movie reminded me of a family story that I thought I would share. My wife and friends said I shouldn't expect it to follow the facts because it was historical fiction. The West Hill Cemetery is one of Dalton's most beautiful and peaceful places, and now exploring it is even easier.We saw the new movie about Lincoln and several parts of it made me uneasy. This resource will hopefully help everyone from families looking to connect to a piece of their family history to genealogical researchers looking for gravesites to history buffs searching for the graves of notable Daltonians. From there, click "West Chapel & Cemetery Forms" in the left hand menu and then click "Find A Grave - Cemetery Lot Search." You can also access it by visiting the and clicking the "City Clerk" page under the "Departments" menu. Messages of condolences can also be left on the site. The site also has a feature that allows visitors to request to post an obituary for the deceased, as well as the option to post pictures of the grave or of the deceased (the pictures must be approved by the cemetery sexton). Each gravesite has its own page and the satellite map will show the location of the grave. After entering a search query into the database, visitors can search through the various names returned by the database and click "search" when they find their search subject. ![]() The site is powered by a service called "Cemsites." Searchable by first name, last name, date of birth or death, or even simply by veteran status, the database can help guide visitors to a particular grave site in the scenic cemetery. The City of Dalton has a searchable database of all of the known grave sites in the West Hill Cemetery available online. But they might not know about a handy online tool that makes finding grave sites as easy as a few keystrokes and mouse clicks. Whether looking for the grave of an ancestor, a loved one, or simply trying to learn more about the history of our city and our community, many people visit Dalton's West Hill Cemetery each year. ![]()
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