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By the end of the year 1864, Wilmington was the South’s last open seaport on the Atlantic coast and was protected by Fort Fisher in North Carolina. At least sixty-nine Medals of Honor were earned in two engagements against Fort Fisher, more than thirty in the initial two-day unsuccessful combined Army/Navy attack in December 1864. Thirteen sailors from three ships of the Naval force, including Quarter gunner Edmund Haffee, were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions at Fort Fisher on December 24 & 25, and again the following January 13 - 15. Quarter Gunner Haffee was serving on board the U.S.S. New Ironsides when the ship steamed in and took the lead in the ironclad division close in shore and immediately opened its starboard battery in a barrage of well-directed fire to cause several fires and explosions and dismount several guns during the first two days of fighting. On 13 January, the New Ironsides fought all day and took on ammunition at night despite severe weather conditions. When the enemy came out of his bombproofs to defend the fort against the storming party, the ship's battery disabled nearly every gun on the fort facing the shore before the cease-fire orders were given by the flagship. |
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