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MapFt. McAllister. Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 183 Pen and ink manuscript drawn on tracing cloth, showing fortifications, Union troop positions, road leading to fort, vegetation, and drainage. Part of the defenses of Savannah, Georgia. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Date: 1864-01-01
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Map2nd attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia
Second attack on Fort McAllister on the Ogeechee River, Georgia Also shown is the result of an attack by Union Gen. William B. Hazen's 2nd Division, 15th Corps, 1864 December 13, which succeeded in taking the garrison. Shows a portion of Big Ogeechee River and indicates the location of Confederate Fort McAllister. On March 3, 1863 Union gunboats and ironclads attacked the fort in order to test the effectiveness of their new monitors, which...- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-03-03