The Rebel defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864.

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The Rebel defences [sic] of Savannah, Georgia, Nov. 1864.

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Includes Confederate fortifications and batteries in and around Savannah, Ga., during Sherman's March to the Sea, also referred to as the Savannah Campaign of 15 November to 21 December 1864. Sneden includes Argyle Island in the Savannah River, past the city to Fort Pulaski on Cockspur Island, and Big and Little Tybee islands, where Union forces were located in November 1864.

1 map : pen-and-ink and watercol. ; 14 x 16 cm.

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Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918

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