Ft. Fisher Shewing sic Union Attack, Jany 15th 1865 from Survey Made After Surrender by U.S. Engineers 01-15

Old map of Cape Fear, Confederate States of America, Fear, Cape, Fort Fisher, Fort Fisher Region, North Carolina, United States.

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.

Created by Robert Knox Sneden in 01-15.

• Color coding indicates the location of Union forces and Confederate fortifications.
• Map has an inset photograph of Major General Alfred Terry, U.S.A., in the top left corner.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
• In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 6, p. 348).
• Manuscripts

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