University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
| Resource Type | image |
| Title | Savannah, looking down the River |
| Coverage / Year | 1866 |
| Description | Reproduction of a black and white photograph of Savannah, looking down the River. 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 | The army was obliged to remain in and near Savannah until it could be clothed and equipped to start on the raid through the Carolinas. Soldiers that have performed much successful campaigning through an enemy's country soon weary of the quiet of garrison life. 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 |
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| Collection Publisher | Chicago Public Library, Special Collections and Preservation Division |
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| Resource Identifier | E468.7.B25 Plate 50 |
| Date Created | 37337 |
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Savannah, looking down the River |
