Markii uu guuldareystay duulaankii December ee lagu qaaday Fort Fisher, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler ayaa laga qaaday xilkii, Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry ayaa loo magacaabay inuu fuliyo duulaan kale
waxay isku dayeen in ay qabsadaan Fort Fisher todobaadyo kadib. General Terry wuxuu doortay Porter si uu ciidamada ugu soo dajiyo dhulka. Ciidamada badda ee Midowga Yurub ayaa soo dagay, waxayna ku dagaalameen xeebta. Askartu waxay ku dagaalameen meel fog, xeebta ayaa la qabsaday dhinaca midig ee qalcadda ayaa ku dhacday gacmaha Midowga. Kadib, kadib dagaal aad u xoogan oo ka dhacay dhanka bidix, Confederates waxay dib ugu laabteen Fort Buchanan. Inkastoo qalcadda la wareejiyay, haddana wadada wabiga Cape Fear waa ay nadiif noqotay.