Map Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863.

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Title: Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863.
Summary: Map shows a regional view of Charleston Harbor including Confederate fortifications and Union naval vessels. This April 1863 atttack by Union ironclads was unsuccessful.
Contributor Names: Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Created / Published: [1863-1865].
Subject Headings: - Charleston Harbor (S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; - Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps; - United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Naval operations; - United States--South Carolina--Charleston Harbor; - United States--South Carolina--Fort Sumter
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.; - In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 4, p. 228).; - Manuscripts
Medium: 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 6.5 x 13.5 cm.
Repository: Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.ndlpcoop/gvhs01.vhs00131
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Description: Map shows a regional view of Charleston Harbor including Confederate fortifications and Union naval vessels. This April 1863 atttack by Union ironclads was unsuccessful.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00131/. (Accessed July 27, 2017.)

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Sneden, R. K. (1863) Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863. [to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00131/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. Plan of the attack on Ft. Sumter, April 6th, 1863. [to 1865, 1863] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00131/>.

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