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Map The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August 1863

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Title

  • The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August 1863

Summary

  • Map shows Charleston, S.C., the Confederate forts, the Union works surrounding Fort Wagner and the position of the Union monitor fleet in the harbor off of the coast. This view shows the Union attacks on Confederate fortifications lining the harbor, and on the city itself. The locations of artillery batteries and their ranges and targets are indicated.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1863-1865].

Headings

  • -  Charleston (S.C)--History--Siege, 1863--Maps
  • -  Charleston Harbor (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Artillery operations--Maps
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Charleston Region

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. 806).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 11.5 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. The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00155/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August. [S.l., to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00155/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. The Rebel defences of Charleston Harbor S.C., August. [S.l., to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gvhs01.vhs00155/>.