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Map of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee, showing the Confederate assault of Nov. 29, 1863

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Map of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee, showing the Confederate assault of Nov. 29, 1863

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File Name	shades_loc_0004a
Creator	Orth, John G.
Title	Map of Fort Sanders, Knoxville, Tennessee, showing the Confederate assault of Nov. 29, 1863
Date	circa 1863
Genre	Maps
Material/Technique	ink and pencil on paper
Description	This hand-drawn map shows the plan of Fort Sanders from an aerial perspective. It is labeled with directional information, shows railroad tracks, and has symbols that appear to represent cannons drawn in red ink. Written on verso in lead pencil: Drawn by John G. Orth (Arcadia, Ohio). Went with Army 8/22/1862 for 3 yrs. Mustered out with Company 6/24/1865.
Historical note	Fort Sanders, which sat atop a fortified hill just north of the Kingston Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, was built by U.S. Army troops under the direction of West Point-trained engineer Orlando M. Poe. Originally named Fort Loudon, Poe suggested changing the name to honor his friend Brigadier General William Sanders who was killed Nov. 19, 1863, ten days before Confederate soldiers were soundly defeated trying to regain control of Knoxville.
Subject	United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Battlefields--Tennessee--Knoxville; Fort Sanders (Knoxville, Tenn.)--Maps, Manuscript; Poe, O. M.--(Orlando Metcalfe),--1832-1895; Forts & fortifications; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Pictorial works
Theme	Visualizing the War
Story	Orlando Poe
Geographic Location	United States--Tennessee--Knoxville
Time period	1860-1869
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Library of Congress
Identifier	g3964k cw0426400r
Credit line	Library of Congress, Maps Division, Gift; Gene M. Crawford; Mar. 31, 1964.
Archival file	shades12/shades_loc_0004a.jpg