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Ft. Fisher shewing (sic) Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made after surrender by U.S. Engineers.
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Ft. Fisher shewing (sic) Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made after surrender by U.S. Engineers.

Map shows area surrounding forts Fisher, Buchanan and Anderson near Smithville, N.C. Fort Fisher, located on the peninsula formed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River, was the primary target of the Union assault. Details include locations of Confederate batteries, abatis, spikes, palisades, and ditches, and arrows showing the direction of the advance of the various Union forces.

Date
January 15, 1865
Mapmaker / publisher
Sneden, Robert Knox
Place
North Carolina
Archive
Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
Type
map
Original size
1,849 × 2,211 pixels

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Reason: its maker died more than 100 years ago.

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"Ft. Fisher shewing (sic) Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made after surrender by U.S. Engineers." (January 15, 1865). Sneden, Robert Knox. Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ft._Fisher_shewing_(sic)_Union_attack,_Jany_15th_1865_From_survey_made_after_surrender_by_U.S._Engineers._LOC_gvhs01.vhs00185.jpg

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