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Map Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th, 1865

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Title

  • Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th, 1865

Names

  • Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910.
  • Molitor, E.
  • Terry, Alfred Howe, 1827-1890.
  • United States. War Dept. Engineer Bureau.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : War Dept., [1865]

Headings

  • -  Fort Fisher (N.C.), 1865--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--North Carolina--Fort Fisher

Notes

  • -  "Head Qurtrs., U.S. forces, Fort Fisher, Jan. 27th, 1865, forwarded to Engineer Dept. with letter of this date, C.B. Comstock, Lt. Col., A.D.C. & Brvt. Brig. Gen. & &."
  • -  Detailed plan of the fort showing the position, type, and size of guns, riffle pits, and electric wires leading to a "line of torpedoes."
  • -  Includes 3 cross sections; scale 64 ft. to 1 in.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for more information.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 310
  • -  c. 1-3 April 2004, Map Cataloging Team.
  • -  Civil War project no.: lva00200.
  • -  Conservation: Etherington Conservation Center, April 2004.
  • -  Copy 1 map accession no. 5271; copy 2 map accession no. 5272 (33 x 49 cm.); copy 3 map accession no. 5273 (30 x 41 cm.).
  • -  Digital image available: 14 x 19.25 in.

Medium

  • 1 map : mounted on paper ; 27 x 39 cm. on sheet 36 x 50 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3904.F62S5 1865 .C6

Repository

  • Library of Virginia Richmond, VA 23219-8000 USA vau For copies contact: Archives Research Services.

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Chicago citation style:

Comstock, C. B, E Molitor, Alfred Howe Terry, and United States War Dept. Engineer Bureau. Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th. [Washington, D.C.: War Dept, 1865] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000200/.

APA citation style:

Comstock, C. B., Molitor, E., Terry, A. H. & United States War Dept. Engineer Bureau. (1865) Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th. [Washington, D.C.: War Dept] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000200/.

MLA citation style:

Comstock, C. B, et al. Plan and sections of Fort Fisher, carried by assault by the U.S. forces, Maj. Gen. A.H. Terry commanding, Jan. 15th. [Washington, D.C.: War Dept, 1865] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/lva0000200/>.