(CIVIL WAR) Hall William E Map of Siege Operations against t

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MANUSCRIPT FIELD MAP (CIVIL WAR.) Hall, William E. Map of Siege Operations against the Defenses of Charleston Harbor 1863 Showing Batteries Covering the Descent Upon Morris Island July 10, and the subsequent operations resulting in the Demolition of Ft Sumter and the Capture of Ft Wagner & Batty Gregg. Manuscript pen-and-ink map, 191/4x62 inches; minor spotting, a few small chips at edges. Morris Island, SC, 1863

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Lieutenant Hall served as an aide-de-camp on General Gillmore's staff during the occupation of Morris Island, SC. It is unclear if the map was traced or copied from another, or if it is an entirely original production. Accompanying this impressive map are 6 contemporary albumen photographs of the region by Haas and Peale, including one showing Gillmore and his staff and another of Fort Sumter.