Reconnoissance of the Mississippi River below Forts Jackson and St. Philip : made previous to the reduction by the U.S. Fleet, under the command of flag officer D.G. Farragut, U.S.N. /

Includes note describing positions of Union "mortar flotilla" on April 18-21, 1862.

Annotated in pencil on verso: Forts of Jackson/St. Philip, [1863?].

"The Forts from data furnished by the Chief Engineer, U.S. Army."

From the Joseph R. Hawley papers in LC Manuscript Division.

Oriented with north toward the upper left.

LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 236

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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