Talk:Second Battle of Fort Fisher

Butler on the fall of the fort
There is a piece of rather amusing information regarding General Benjamin Butler. Apparently Butler was in Washington DC in a hearing where he protested that he was relieved of Command for wrongful reasons. Butler had been tasked with taking Fort Fisher (among other objectives) but he had failed to do so. In that hearing Butler protested the Fort was impregnable and unassailable. As he spoke there was a commotion outside the building which drew their attention: It was the news that Fort Fisher had fallen in the Second Battle of Fort Fisher. The crowd in the hearing hall started to laugh and even Butler himself joined in as he stood there with the Newspaper in his hand. The Episode is mentioned in author Shelby Footes 3 volume work on the Civil War, the third and last book to be precise. If anyone feels up to it he/she can add it to the text. Fred26 (talk) 20:14, 10 July 2008 (UTC)

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Ended chances of European intervention
From the article:
 * It also ended any chance of European recognition, being viewed by many as "the final nail in the Confederate coffin."

This is referenced to a book specifically on Fort Fisher. Is this really supported by anyone else? I've never heard of this battle being what ended any chance of European recognition, and there's tons of sources that suggest other earlier events, most notably the Emancipation Proclamation or Sherman's March to the Sea, as what ended this possibility. Precisely because this is obscure, I don't think there are any historians writing "The Second Battle of Fort Fisher is not what ended any chance of European recognition", but it's a bit of a fringe problem in that no medical researchers are writing "There is no evidence that contemplating the constellation of Aries reduces your risk of cancer." Is there anyone other than Rod Gragg backing this stance up? SnowFire (talk) 22:36, 15 January 2020 (UTC)