He received a leg injury from a canon wheel rolling backwards after firing while fighting at Fort Davis in Texas.
December 24, 1864 — Christmas Eve
- 1:40 a.m.
- The Union "powder vessel," USS Louisiana, explodes harmlessly off Fort Fisher.
- Dawn
- A thick fog shrouds the ocean as the grand Union armada begins moving into battle position off Federal Point.
- 12:40 p.m.
- The Union fleet (64 warships) opens the first bombardment of Fort Fisher. The U.S. Navy's five largest frigates — Susquehannah, Wabash, Colorado, Powhatan, and Minnesota — are on hand for the attack. The USS Colorado alone, with 52 guns, has more armament than all of Fort Fisher (which mounts a mere 47 heavy guns and mortars). The Federal fleet boasts more than 600 cannons.
- 1:00-4:30 p.m.
- Confederate Brig. Gen. William W. Kirkland's Brigade (of Hoke's Division) — having reached Wilmington around midnight on December 23 — reaches the Confederate defensive line at Sugar Loaf, north of Fort Fisher. At Sugar Loaf, Kirkland (arriving with roughly 1,300 men), joins about 1,200 men and boys of the North Carolina Junior and Senior Reserves, a regiment of cavalry, and two batteries of artillery.
W.D. Moore located off of Six Forks Rd. |
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From: The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
W. D. Moore (First_Last) | ||
Regiment Name: 4 Battalion North Carolina Junior Reserves | ||
Side: Confederate | ||
Company: A | ||
Soldier's Rank_In: Private | ||
Soldier's Rank_Out: Private | ||
Alternate Name: | ||
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Film Number: M230 roll 28 |
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