1865 General Map of Charleston Harbor St. Helena It includes such famous sites

It includes such famous sites as Fort Johnson and Fort Sumter

South Carolina’s financial and property losses from the war were immense

Fort Wagner (the fort charged by the African American military unit

located on either side of the Port Royal entrance are shown in the insets

Charleston was a city in ruins

1865 General Map of Charleston Harbor St. Helena It includes such famous sitesThis historic 1865 map of the Charleston Harbor shows the Rebel Defenses and various Obstructions. It is both a military map and a nautical chart depicting Charleston Harbor and its approaches including shorelines, channels, fortifications, and armaments. The map covers Charlestons coastline from the Isle of Palms to the north to the Stono River to the south. As a military map, it shows many important military sites and events of the Civil War.