You may have heard of the National Historic Landmark, Maple Leaf, the Union troop transport that was sunk by Confederates at Mandarin Point on April 1,1864. You may have seen some of the Civil War material that was recovered from the ship. If so, you probably wondered what happened to the men who owned those items…Union soldiers from New York and Indiana who were waiting for their belongings in Jacksonville. Well, these men traveled north and were engaged in some important battles during the last year of the war.
In April 1864, the men of the 112th New York, 169th New York, and 13th Indiana Regiments were soon to be a part of bloody campaigns in Virginia and North Carolina. They would be a part of largest amphibious operation the US military would carry out until June 6, 1944 and would observe the largest naval bombardment of the American Civil War - at Fort Fisher, NC. It was the biggest event in US history at the time. Fort Fisher was the largest earthen fortification in the Confederacy. Its guns controlled one inlet into the Cape Fear River, the port of Wilmington, and the railroad. After the savage fighting was over, seventy-two soldiers, sailors, and marines would be awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions. One of those Medal of Honor recipients, Private William Freeman of the 169th New York, might have materials still in the hold of the Maple Leaf. At the November Third Thursday Lecture, John Moseley, Jacksonville native and Historic Sites Manager I, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, will give a lecture and visual presentation of the battle that sealed the fate of the Confederacy, aided in bringing an end to the war and the Maple Leaf’s connection to Fort Fisher. The Third Thursday Lecture Series, a joint offering of the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society and the Mandarin Community Club, are conducted on a quarterly basis. Programs are held at the Mandarin Community Club. All programs remain open to the public and are free of charge; donations are welcome. Source & images: MMHS Comments are closed.
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The Mandarin Community Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations made to our organization is tax-deductible.
The Mandarin Community Club is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations made to our organization is tax-deductible.