Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher is located in Kure Beach, North Carolina and is most known for the last strong-hold for the South during the Civil War. Fort Fisher allowed the trade-port Wilmington to stay open to blockade runners and to Robert E. Lee’s army. There were two major battles fought on this ground. The first one was on Christmas Eve in 1864. This attack was by the Union to close down the South to defeat them. The second battle was on January 12th, 1865 where the Union conducted a complete assault from both land and sea. General Whiting of the South was injured, and three days later, he was forced to officially surrender to the Union.
With this surrender, the Fort had been destroyed, as well as the entire South in their hopes of winning the Civil War. A few months later, the South officially surrendered to the Union. In the second attack, the Fort Fisher garrison lost 2,000 men, 500 of whom were killed in battle. The entire Confederate Army lost 2,200 men during these two battles alone. Even General Whiting was taken to a Union prison and left there to die.
Not surprisingly, General Whiting is probably the most famous ghost of the site. He is found roaming the grounds and still commanding the fort. Staff has also reported another Confederate soldier standing watch in another section of the fort. People have heard the sounds of footsteps on wooden walkways, spotting an apparition walking from the fort to the water, and hearing the sounds of a battle over the ocean throughout the night. Photos taken in the area reveal orbs, and some possibly show the figure of the old Confederate General himself.
(Source: Belanger, Jeff. Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. 2005.)
