Map Map of siege of Fort Pulaski : Savannah River Georgia. 1862.

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Title: Map of siege of Fort Pulaski : Savannah River Georgia. 1862.
Summary: Shows the location of Jones Island, Turtle Island and Daufuskie Island on the north edge of the Savannah River and Querns Island, Wilmington Island and Big Tybee Island to the south, also indicated is the location of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island in the middle of the Savannah River.
Contributor Names: Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Created / Published: [1862-1865].
Subject Headings: - Fort Pulaski (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1862--Maps; - Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; - United States--Georgia--Savannah River; - United States--Georgia--Fort Pulaski
Notes: - Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.; - NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.; - Relief shown by hachures.; - This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.; - Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.; - Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.; - In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 1, p. 824).; - Manuscripts
Medium: 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 11 cm.
Repository: Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00085
Online Format: image
Description: Shows the location of Jones Island, Turtle Island and Daufuskie Island on the north edge of the Savannah River and Querns Island, Wilmington Island and Big Tybee Island to the south, also indicated is the location of Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island in the middle of the Savannah River.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of siege of Fort Pulaski: Savannah River Georgia. 1862. [to 1865, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00085/. (Accessed August 23, 2017.)

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Sneden, R. K. (1862) Map of siege of Fort Pulaski: Savannah River Georgia. 1862. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00085/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of siege of Fort Pulaski: Savannah River Georgia. 1862. [to 1865, 1862] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00085/>.

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