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Map Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C.

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Title

  • Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C.

Summary

  • Shows the progression of earthworks constructed to allow Union forces to approach Fort Wagner. Gillmore's troops reached the ditch surrounding the fort on September 6. The Confederate forces abandoned the fort during the night.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1861-1865].

Headings

  • -  Gillmore, Quincy Adams,--1825-1888
  • -  Fortification--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Morris Island, Battle of, S.C., 1863 (July 10-September 7)--Maps
  • -  Sapping--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
  • -  Siege warfare--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Charleston Harbor (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Morris Island (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Charleston Harbor
  • -  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. 789).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 12.5 x 15 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 Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C. [S.l., to 1865, 1861] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00154/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1861) Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C. [S.l., to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00154/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C. [S.l., to 1865, 1861] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00154/>.