William Lamb (military)

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William Lamb was an officer in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his role in commanding the Confederate garrison at Fort Fisher.

In 1862 as a colonel, Lamb was assigned to the command of Fort Fisher. He spent the better part of the next two years working to build the fort into the Confederacy's largest bastion. He successfully defended the fort against a Union attack led by Benjamin Butler in 1864. In 1865 Alfred Terry led a second attack against the fort and despite a heroic defense by Lamb and the defenders the fort was captured and Lamb was seriously wounded. He eventually recovered and died in 1909.