Map of Wilmington and its Defenses

Black line print. This map is a hand drawn sketch of Wilmington and its defenses during the Civil War. It shows railroads, obstructions, batteries, lighthouses, forts, inlets, and waterways. Also shown are ships off Fort Fisher and reserves as well as transports and where troops landed. The reverse...

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Bibliographic Details
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: Harper & Bros. 1864
Subjects:
Cape Fear River Region (N.C.) > Maps.;North Carolina > History > Civil War
1861-1865 > Maps
; Forts & fortifications;Lighthouses;Ships
Theodore
Smith Island
Online Access:http://127.0.0.1/u?/ncmaps,1295
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Summary:Black line print. This map is a hand drawn sketch of Wilmington and its defenses during the Civil War. It shows railroads, obstructions, batteries, lighthouses, forts, inlets, and waterways. Also shown are ships off Fort Fisher and reserves as well as transports and where troops landed. The reverse is an artist's rendering of "Kilpatrick's Last Charge at Waynesborough, Georgia, December 4, 1864. -- Sketched by Theodore R. Davis." This map has been encapsulated.

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