Fort McAllister, south of Savannah, Georgia, December 18, 1864, artist's impression

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Joseph Williams, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College

Scan date

07/25/2013

Notes

Cropped, sized, and prepared for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, February 9, 2015.

Depicted ContentSherman's March

Depicted ContentNear Savannah, Georgia, Fort McAllister falls to Union troops and Sherman makes contact with the U.S. Navy

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engraving

Original caption

Sherman's Campaign - View of Fort McAllister, on the Ogeechee River, Ga., captured by Gen. Sherman, Dec. 18. From a sketch by our Special Artist W.T. Crane.

Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, January 7, 1865, p. 241.