Map The Rebel defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864.

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About this Item

Title

  • The Rebel defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864.

Summary

  • Includes Confederate fortifications and batteries in and around Savannah, Ga., during Sherman's March to the Sea, also referred to as the Savannah Campaign of 15 November to 21 December 1864. Sneden includes Argyle Island in the Savannah River, past the city to Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, and Big and Little Tybee islands, where Union forces were located in November 1864.

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Headings

  • -  Sherman, William T.--(William Tecumseh),--1820-1891
  • -  Sherman's March to the Sea
  • -  Fort Pulaski (Ga.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Savannah (Ga.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Savannah River (Ga. and S.C.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Georgia--Savannah

Notes

  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 6, p. 106).

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercol. ; 14 x 16 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. The Rebel defences sic of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00030/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1864) The Rebel defences sic of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00030/.

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Sneden, Robert Knox. The Rebel defences sic of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00030/>.