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Map Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. 1864.

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Title

  • Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. 1864.

Summary

  • Map shows the location of Union forces near the Ogeechee River outside of the Confederate held city of Savannah, Ga. The map also depicts the location of the Union fleet on the Savannah River and in the Atlantic Ocean. Details of the terrain show how a direct assault would have been difficult.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Created / Published

  • [S.l., 1864-1865]

Headings

  • -  Hardee, William Joseph,--1815-1873
  • -  Siege warfare--United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1864--Maps
  • -  Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Georgia--Savannah River
  • -  United States--Georgia--Savannah

Notes

  • -  "Copy of Engineer's map."
  • -  "Genl. Hardee with 15,000 Rebel troops escaped by pontoons, Decr. 21st, 3 a.m."
  • -  Color coding indicates the location of Union and Confederate forces.
  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 6, p. 102).
  • -  Manuscripts

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 16 x 12.5 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. [S.l., to 1865, 1864] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00180/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1864) Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. [S.l., to 1865] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00180/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. [S.l., to 1865, 1864] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00180/>.