Attack on Fort Fisher - Schilling

Historical map of Fort Fisher

Map of attack on Fort Fisher, Wilmington, N.C., 1865 by Franz Wilhelm von Schilling

Shows details of the area surrounding Wilmington, N.C., during the Union attack on and capture of Fort Fisher.

Accompanies letter, 1865 January 3, of von Schilling to his brother Alexander Ernst Schilling von Canstatt.
In the Franz Wilhelm von Schilling papers, 1861-1913.
Manuscripts

1 map : pen-and-ink ; 12.5 x 20.5 cm.

Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA

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