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The three days of ammunition ran out and the fort surrendered
A Civil War fort, designed for one kind of war, stands in the middle of a completely different one. Its obsolete walls face a new kind of artillery.
The three days of ammunition ran out and the fort surrendered
This episode explores the story of Fort Macon, a masonry fortification on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, and the strategic tension between its design and the evolving science of warfare.
Event: Siege of Fort Macon
Date: April 25, 1862
Location: Fort Macon, North Carolina
Combatants: Confederate States of America, Union Army
Topic: Military engineering and artillery advancements
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