Top of page

Notice
Special holiday hours in effect, December 2025 through January 2026. More information.

Map Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office.

View Enlarged Image
[ Copy 1 ]

About this Item

Title

  • Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office.

Names

  • Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1863]

Headings

  • -  Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--Maps
  • -  Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)--Maps
  • -  Sieges--South Carolina
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Fort Sumter
  • -  United States--South Carolina
  • -  Morris Island, Battle of, S.C

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,750.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 389
  • -  Shows drainage, roads, high and low water line, 6-ft. and 12-ft. depth curve, batteries, trenches, stockades, and a plan of Fort Wagner. Fort Sumter does not appear on this map, only the line of fire to the fort from the breaching batteries south of Fort Wagner.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.

Medium

  • 1 map, 33 x 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3914.C3:2F6 1863 .B7

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99448836

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The content of the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division digitized collections is free to use and reuse unless a Rights Advisory statement is present that indicates otherwise.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

More about Copyright and other Restrictions.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Brooks, T. B. Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office. [S.l, 1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99448836/.

APA citation style:

Brooks, T. B. (1863) Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office. [S.l] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/99448836/.

MLA citation style:

Brooks, T. B. Map showing siege operations against forts Sumter and Wagner, between July 13th & Sept. 7th, Maj. T. B. Brooks, A.D.C. & Assist. Engrs. Published by permission of Genl. Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office. [S.l, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/99448836/>.