Format Map
Contributors Weir, Robert
Dates 1864
Location Alabama
Mobile Bay Region
United States
Language English
Subjects Alabama
Civil War
History
Mobile Bay Region
Mobile Bay Region (Ala.)
United States
Title
Chart showing the entrance of Rear Admiral Farragut into Mobile Bay. 5th of August 1864
Contributor Names
Weir, Robert,
Created Published
N.Y. Lith. by Hatch & Co. 1864
Subject Headings
-  Mobile Bay Region (Ala.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
-  United States--Alabama--Mobile Bay Region.
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:22,500.
-  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 110
-  Detailed map showing five positions and the tracks of the vessels during the sea battle, obstructions, channels, banks, and shoals.
-  Includes small views of the "Iron-clad Tennessee," Federal ship colliding with the Ram Tennessee, a vessel sailing past what appears to be Mobile Point, and a general view of the battle.
-  Inset: [Diagram] showing points of collision of different vessels upon the Ram [Tennessee]. 19 x 15 cm.
-  Description derived from published bibliography.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
Medium
1 Map Col. 87 X 60 Cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3972.M6S5 1864 .W4
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu
Digital Id
G3972M Cw0110000 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Gmd/G3972M.Cw0110000
Library of Congress Catalog Number
99447257
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