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Map Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th 1863.

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Title

  • Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th 1863.

Summary

  • Detail of Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, Charleston S.C., showing Confederate Fort Wagner being shelled by the U.S.S. Monitor. Also shown is the daylight assault of Gen. George C. Strong against the heavily-defended fort. Strong's forces were quickly repulsed and with great loss of life.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1863-1865].

Headings

  • -  Strong, George C. (George Crockett),--1832-1863
  • -  Fortification--Confederate States of America--Maps
  • -  Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)--Maps
  • -  Fort Wagner (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Morris Island
  • -  Morris Island, Battle of, S.C

Notes

  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4, p. 728).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 8 x 14 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00151/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th. [S.l., to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00151/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00151/>.