Map showing siege operations against Forts Sumter and Wagner between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863


Map showing siege operations against Forts Sumter and Wagner between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863

Item Information

Title:
Map showing siege operations against Forts Sumter and Wagner between July 13th & Sept. 7th, 1863
Creator:
Brooks, T. B. (Thomas Benton), 1836-1900
Name on Item:
By Maj. T.B. Brooks, A.D.C. & assist. engrs.
Date:
[1863]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Fortification--South Carolina--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
Fort Sumter (Charleston, S.C.)--History--19th century--Maps
Fort Wagner (S.C.)--History--19th century--Maps
Places:
Charleston (county)Sullivan's Island (island)Fort Sumter National Monument
Extent:
1 map ; 40 x 30 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Washington, D.C.] : Published by permission of Gen'l Gillmore at the U.S. Coast Survey Office
Scale:
Scale: [ca. 1:6,750]
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows drainage, roads, high and low water line, 6-ft. and 12-ft. depth curve, batteries, trenches, stockades, and a plan of Fort Wagner.
Fort Sumter does not appear on this map, only the line of the fire to the fort from the breahing batteries south of Fort Wagner.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_006858
Call #:
G3914.C3:2F6S5 1863 .B7
Barcode:
39999059028777