US Civil War. Fort fisher Expedition, Dec
US Civil War. Fort fisher Expedition, Dec. 8, 1864 - Jan. 15, 1865. The map shows the Confederate artillery positions protected behind earthen mounds. The internal fort provided the garrison with bomb proofs, represented on the pink area. Below the fort is a line of ships labeled, US Fleet. The map was created by Robert Knox Sneden, a Union soldier, after the attack
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13123702
Media ID
45384801
Size
2169px x 2700px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
Source
Courtesy Everett Collection
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