Qor faahfaahin faahfaahsan - Markii duulaankii bishii December ee lagu qaaday Fort Fisher uu fashilmay, Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler ayaa laga qaaday xilkii taliska waxaana loo magacaabay Maj. Gen. Alfred Terry si uu u sameeyo isku day kale oo lagu qabsado Fort Fisher
Toddobaadyo badan 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.