Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Janairu 1865 "Peony", mai aiki Ensign John W. Bennett a cikin umurnin, ya shiga cikin kama
Fort Fisher a kan Cape Fear River a Arewacin Carolina. Wannan sansanin, wanda yake a kan bakin bakin ƙasa a ƙofar Kogin Cape Fear, ya kasance muhimmiyar manufa ta farko a cikin shirin da za a rufe Wilmington, North Carolina, kawai tashar jiragen ruwa da ta rage daga wanda za a iya gudanar da aikin toshewa a kai a kai tare da kyakkyawan fata na nasara.