Map showing the Norfolk, Wilmington & Charleston Railroad
Eastern states from Philadelphia to Charleston, S.C., showing drainage, cities and towns, and the railroads with lines named and the main line emphasized.
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A new map of South Carolina with its canals, roads & distances from place to place along the stage & steam boat routes
The earliest general map to show the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road Company's line which began in Charleston, S.C. It was completed to Hamburg, S.C., in 1833. Its 136 miles of track were then the longest in the world.
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Map of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, with its connections, 1866
Outline map of eastern United States from the Great Lakes to Charleston, S.C., showing drainage, cities and towns, county boundaries, and the railroad network, main lines indicated in heavy red and black; chartered in 1858 as successor to Meadville Company.
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War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies. [Lower Seaboard Theater and Gulf Approach: Expedition to Saint John's Bluff/Naval Attacks on Fort McAllister/Secessionville/Operations against the Defenses of Charleston/Operations against Tampa; April 1862-June 1863; Series 1, Vol. 14, Chapter 26]
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Map of Devaux Neck on Broad River, South Carolina.
Devaux Neck is formed by the Tulfinny River and Coosawatchie River as they branch off the Broad River. The Peninsula is crossed by the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. Map shows rebel forces protecting the railroad while Union forces, the 127th NY under Gen. Edward E. Potter, advance up the peninsula.
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Official records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion. [Operations of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron ; April 7 to September 30, 1863, Series 1, Vol. 14]
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Plan of action at Devaux Neck South Carolina. December 9th 1864.
Devaux Neck is a peninsula formed by the Tulfinney and Coosawatchie rivers as they branch off the Broad River. The peninsula is crossed by the Charleston and Savannah Railroad. This map, in closer detail than the one on p. 196, shows the skirmish between Confederate forces protecting the railroad and Union forces (the 127th New York Regiment under Gen. E. E. Potter) hoping to secure it.
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