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Learn the art of navigation as it would have been done during the Civil War.

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From 1941 to 1944, Fort Fisher was home to a US Army Anti-Aircraft Artillery training base.
Forty-seven Anti-Aircraft Battalions arrived to conduct live firing exercises on targets being towed across the sky. In many cases, this was the last training opportunity before these soldiers were sent to the European or Pacific Theaters of Operation. were here to learn to shoot down enemy aircraft from the sky. Find out if you have what it takes to be an AA gunner?
This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.
This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions.

How did Civil War units send messages over large distances without texting or cell phones?

Members of the Fort Fisher staff will be on hand to explain the manner of sending your message by using the “Wig Wag” flag system. This simple system only uses one flag and the numbers 1, 2, or 3, to transmit messages. Make sure your message gets through! Kids will be able to send messages and encrypt your own messages using cipher disks that they can take home!

This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.

This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions.

Join staff as the talk about the importance of different tattoos and their meanings among the men who had them during the Civil War.

Today’s computers use software tools to hide your sensitive information and keep it out of the wrong hands. We use codes in everyday life by using phrases like LOL! instead of Laugh Out Loud! The encryption and decryption of messages in everywhere around us. During the Civil War getting your message through to friendly units could mean victory or bring upon disaster. To help secure your message, your need to encrypt or change the message into something that only the intended person could understand.

Learn different techniques to encode your messages to keep your information secure using a Scytale, a cipher disk, and symbols. Find out how female spies Rose O'Neal Greenhow and Elizabeth Van Lew’s used codes to get their messages through.

This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.

Ever wanted to know how a Civil War artillery crew did their job? Now you can find our
Join us and learn what it takes to fire and service the site's 12-pdr bronze Napoleon cannon. Kid's will have a chance to practice, the period field artillery drill under the command of a costumed interpreter. This is a non-firing demonstration. You will have you change to use what you learn on our "water balloon simulator."
This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.
This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions.

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Learn about life of a Civil War soldier and join the Fort Fisher garrison.
Costumed guides will be leading the activity and will be conducting musket firings. Kids will learn the manual of arms, loading a musket in 9 steps and the life of a soldier on garrison duty. Eqipment the soldiers carried will be on display and uniforma jackets will be availbe for the kids to try on.
This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.
This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions

What did the soldiers of both sides do for fun? Come to Fort Fisher to learn about a game that was growing in popularity prior to the Civil War - Townball.

During the War, there were different rules to play this simple game. The most popular rules were the 1854 New York rules or the 1858 Massachusetts rules. Both were popular, but Alexander Cartwright spread one set across the country prior to the war. It was that set that would become the Nation’s favorite and the foundations of our “National Pastime.’ Learn about playing both sets of rules and figure out where many of today’s rules for modern baseball originate.

This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.

This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions

Ever wanted to know how a Civil War artillery crew did their job? Now you can find our

Join us and learn what it takes to fire and service the site's 12-pdr bronze Napoleon cannon. Kid's will have a chance to practice, the period field artillery drill under the command of a costumed interpreter. This is a non-firing demonstration. You will have you change to use what you learn on our "water balloon simulator>"

This program is free to the public thanks to the support of the Friends of Fort Fisher, the Town of Kure Beach, the Town of Carolina Beach and New Hanover County.

This program is subject to change or cancellation due to staffing and adverse weather conditions.

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Join Fort Fisher Historian Becky Sawyer as she discusses Asian Pacific Islanders in the US Navy at Fort Fisher.

This is free to the public to attend.

A panel of local historians discuss the experience of the diverse people involved in the Wilmington Campaign and how Wilmington adjusted to emancipation and peace. A moderator will guide the discussion, but audience members are welcome to ask questions of their own.

Cameron Art Museum celebrates the U.S. Colored Troops and the Battle of Forks Road with speakers, performance artists, and costumed living historians. For program details, please visit CAM’s website or contact the museum directly.

Contact information:

https://www.cameronartmuseum.org/

Phone: (910) 395-5999

Walk what remains of Sugarloaf - the site of the U.S. Colored Troops’ most significant battle in the Wilmington Campaign - on the 158th anniversary of the battle. Learn about the Confederate and U.S.C.T. soldiers involved.

Tours are at 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM

Please note the tour trail is not handicap accessible. A recording of the tour will be made available at a later date.

Join Cameron Art Museum’s cultural curator for a tour of the old battlefield of Forks Road. Hear about the U.S. Colored Troops who fought there in February 1865 and how their legacy continues.

The tour includes a discussion of Stephen Hayes’s Boundless Sculpture, which commemorates the U.S.C.T.s in the Wilmington Campaign.

Tours are included with admission ($12.00/person)

Fort Fisher historians Kaitlin O’Connor and Becky Sawyer discuss how soldiers and civilians responded to news of the Wilmington Campaign during the Civil War and how our understanding of these events has transformed over time. Discover how and why our understanding of the past changes and what that means for us today.

Costumed interpreters discuss the experiences of soldiers in the 203rd Pennsylvania Regiment and Civil War nurses.

Fort Fisher State Historic Site commemorates the 158th anniversary of the penultimate Battle of Fort Fisher with Artillery Demonstrations. Living Historians will interpret Civil War Artillery and medicine.

Kaitlin O’Connor, historian at Fort Fisher, provides a fresh overview of the Wilmington Campaign through an examination of the diverse people caught up in the battles. The lecture takes place at New Hanover County’s downtown library.

Guided tours of Fort Fisher State Historic Site focusing on the laborers, freedom seekers and non-white soldiers and sailors at Fort Fisher.

Tickets for this tour are $5.00 each.

Tour Times: 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:00 PM

Speaker will be announced once staff has gotten confirmation.