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| Title | Savannah River, near the City |
| Coverage / Year | 1866 |
| Description | Reproduction of a black and white photograph of Savannah River, near the City. Source: Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign, Embracing Scenes of the Occupation of Nashville, the Great Battles around Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain, the Campaign of Atlanta, March to the Sea, and the Great Raid through the Carolinas. New York, 1866. Dimensions: 8"x10". |
| Interpretation | "Shortly before dawn on the 22nd of December Brigadier-General H. A. Barnum, of General Geary's division of the Twentieth Corps, discovered that the strong defenses in front of Savannah were unoccupied." Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. (New York: Dover Publications, 1977), p. xvii. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Antebellum Society and the Civil War |
| Learning Standards | 16 History |
| Author or Creator | Barnard, George N., 1819-1902 |
| Source | Photo reproductions from Barnard, George N. Photographic Views of Sherman's Campaign. New York, 1866 |
| Subject / Keywords | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial Works; Savannah (GA.)--History--Siege, 1864 |
| Collection Publisher | Chicago Public Library, Special Collections and Preservation Division
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | E468.7.B25 Plate 47 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 3902918842002_barnard_plate47.jpg |
