Texas State Archives Map Collection
Map of Savannah Georgia and Vicinity Illustrating the Operations of the Army under command of Major General W.T. Sherman, resulting in the fall of the city, December 21, 1864
| Date: | 1864 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1891-1895. |
| Cartographer: |
Hoffman, E.F., Maj. \& Capt. H.A. Ulffers |
| Scale: | 1 inch = 2 3/16 miles |
| Size: | 42 cm x 38 cm |
| Type of Map: | military |
| Format: | color, engraved, lithographed, printed |
| Language: | English |
| AC Number: | 03575 |
| Photo Media: | -- None Listed -- |
Map of Savannah Georgia and Vicinity Illustrating the Operations of the Army under command of Major General W.T. Sherman, resulting in the fall of the city, December 21, 1864 Image:
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Description:
Shows the coastline, sounds, islands, rivers, creeks, terrain, cities, towns, houses and other buildings, roads, railroads, Confederate works, forts, and batteries, and Union works and troop headquarters. Insets: 1) [Plan of the] Bastion in the Line of defense across Whitemarsh Island, 2) [Plans of] Fort Tattnall and Fort Thunderbolt, 3) [Plan of the] Battery on Turner's Rocks, 4) [Plan of the] Works at Eastern Point on Whitemarsh Island, 5) [Plan of] Fort McAllister, 6) [Plan of] Fort Lee, and Causten's Bluff.
This map is part of the Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, compiled by Captain Calvin D. Cowles, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891-1895, plate LXX. Title page, table of contents, and index to maps in the atlas are filed under map #3209. A reprint of this atlas can be found in the Archive's Texana book collection.
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