Table of distances, Charleston SC
National Park Service
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CreatorTalcott
Descriptive Information
LanguageEnglish
The first table is a table of distances of various Batteries of the approaches to Fort Wagner from certain active batteries of the Enemy which resisted the attack. The second table is of distances in Charleston harbor and the vicinity, taken from the U. S. Coast Survey Map, and compiled by Lieutenant Talcott.
TranscriptionTable of Distances in Charleston Harbor and Vicinity Taken from U. S. Coast Survey Map Compiled by Lieut. [Lieutenant] Talcott, N. Y. [New York] Vol. [Volunteer] Engs. [Engineers] Note. The distances in miles are measured to the nearest 1/8 mile. The distances in yards are measured to the nearest 50 yards. [Table] [Header 1] Battery Bee [Header 2] Block Island [Header 3] Charleston Battery [Header 4] Castle Pinckney [Header 5] First Parallel [Header 6] Folly Isld. [Island] South End [Header 7] Gregg Battery [Header 8] Johnson, Fort [Header 9] Legareville [Header 10] Left Batteries [Header 11] Light House Inlet* [Header 12] Moultrie, Fort [Header 13] Oyster (or Shell) Pt. Battery [Header 14] Pemberton, Fort [Header 15] Ripley, Fort [Header 16] Secessionville [Header 17] Second Parallel [Header 18] Sumter, Fort [Header 19] Sullivans Isld. E. End [Header 20] Swamp Angel [Header 21] Wagner, Fort [See image for numbers] [/Table] *These measurements are to the center of the Inlet.
TopicsSouth Carolina--History
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Artillery operations
Fort Sumter National Monument (Agency : U.S.)
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Mediumcharts (graphic documents)
TypeStill Image
Formatimage/jpeg
Contributing Institutions
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Digital Identifiersmt_brooks465_040_005
Permanent Linkhttp://purl.clemson.edu/359036A476C97D092CF8FA36EDEC061F
Batch ID20180328174717