Virginia Historical Society Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Robert Knox Sneden (1832-1918)
Scrapbook, 1861-1865
Mss5:7 Sn237:1

Scrapbook Inventory
Part 6: Operations at Charleston, S.C. - the Appomattox Campaign (pp. 309-353)

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Page	Type	Title or Text	Description
309	plate	The Swamp Angel Battery, Charleston, S.C.	The "Swamp Angel" was a 200-pounder Parrott Gun used by the Union forces to shell Charleston from Morris Island in August 1863. It had a range of 7,900 yards and shot incendiary shells. It did little damage to its intended target and blew up on the 36th round.
309	plate	Charleston, S.C. was Evacuated by the Enemy 16th and 17th February 1865.	Text, by Sneden, concerning the fall of Charleston, S.C., in February 1865.
309	plate	Fort Wagner. Charleston Harbor. Sea Front.	Sketch of the Confederate fort located on Morris Island, S.C., that was unsuccessfully assaulted by Union forces on 10 and 18 July 1863.
309	plate	Fort Wagner. showing point of assault.	Assault on Fort Wagner, 10 and 18 July 1863.
310	plate	Genl. Gillmore's Works in front of Fort Wagner. July 1863. [map]
310	plate	[Bombardment of Fort Wagner]	Text, by Sneden, concerning the Union naval bombardment of Fort Wagner in July 1863.
310	print	Fort Wagner Before The Evacuation, Sketched From Gillmore's Advanced Works.	Printed sketch. Assault on Fort Wagner, 10 and 18 July 1863.
311	plate	Map of Charleston Harbor with Morris Island and James, Broad, Folly, and Cole's Islds.
313	plate	"The Swamp Angel Gun." Marsh Battery. Morris Island. Charleston Harbor, S.C.	Includes text describing the battery.
315	plate	Vicksburg, Missp. and the Rebel Batteries. 1863. [map]	Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
316	plate	The Investment of Petersburg, Va. shewing Battlefield of 5 forks and Hatcher's Run. Friday March 31st - Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd 1865. [map]	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
317	print	Map of the Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., by the U.S. Forces under the command of Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant, U.S. Vols.	Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
317	print	Siege Of Vicksburg - The Fight In The Crater Of Fort Hill After The Explosion, June 27.	Printed sketch. Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
318	print	Siege Of Vicksburg - Sharpshooters In The Riflepits Constructed By Capt. Hickenloper.	Printed sketch. Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
319	plate	Loss in the Union Army under Genl. Grant before Vicksburg, Miss. from May 1st to July 4th 1864.	Table, compiled by Sneden, concerning casualties suffered by the Union Army during a portion of the Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
319	print	Observatory Overlooking The Rebel Works.	Printed sketch. Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
320	print	Siege Of Vicksburg - Scene At General Logan's Headquarters, June 20.	Printed sketch. Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
321	print	Attack Of The Federal Forces On The Confederate Works During The Siege Of Vicksburg, May 22, 1863.	Printed sketch. Vicksburg Campaign, October 1862-July 1863.
322	print	[Stranded Confederate vessels in the West Indies]	Printed sketches of deserted and dismantled Confederate ships in the West Indies.
322	print	Brave Benteen.	Printed poem concerning the Battle of Little Big Horn, 25 June 1876.
322	print	Graveyard Of Rebel Cruisers.	Newspaper article concerning deserted Confederate ships in the West Indies.
322	print	The Trophies Of The War.	Newspaper article concerning captured Confederate battle flags.
323	plate	Appomattox Court House, Virginia.	Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April, 1865.
323	plate	Old Blandford Church near Petersburg, Va.	Built 1734-37, Blandford Church was located near the Confederate lines east of Petersburg, Va.
324	print	Captured Confederate Colors. Trophies of Battle now Preserved in the War Department.	Newspaper article concerning captured Confederate battle flags.
325	plate	Old Blandford Church near Petersburg, Virginia. Built in 1733.	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
325	plate	"The Mine" at Petersburg, Va.	Text, by Sneden, concerning the Battle of the Crater, 30 July 1864.
325	plate	Number of Soldiers who Enlisted during the War.	Text concerning the total number of enlisted men in the Union and Confederate armies.
326	print	General Grant's Military Railroad - The Dictator.	Printed photograph of 'The Dictator," a 13-inch seacoast mortar, mounted on a reinforced railroad car, and used by the Union Army in the Petersburg Campaign.
326	plate	Official account of Losses in the Army of the Potomac during Genl. U. S. Grant's Campaign in Virginia - 1864-5.	Table, compiled by Sneden, recording casualty figures for the U.S. Army of the Potomac from 5 May to 18 October 1864.
327	plate	Earthworks built by the 6th Army Corps. Battlefield of Spottsylvania Courthouse Virginia.	Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
327	plate	Part of The Rebel Entrenchments near "The Bloody Angle."	Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
328	print	Battle Monument, West Point.	Printed photograph of cadets standing at the base of the Battle Monument at the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
328	print	Rockland Cemetery.	Printed photograph. Includes a sketch of the monument dedicated to John Charles Fremont (1813-1880), explorer and Union general.
329	plate	Spottsylvania Court House, Virginia.	Sketch of the courthouse building. Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
329	plate	McCool's Farm House within "Bloody Angle."	Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
330	print	Dead Confederates in the Trenches at "Fort Damnation," before Petersburg, showing a Bomb-Proof in the Bank at the Left-hand side.	Printed photograph. Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
330	print	Grant's Headquarters And Base Of Supplies At City Point.	Printed sketch of City Point, Va., as it appeared during the Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
330	plate	Rebel Works in front of Petersburg Virginia. April 1865.	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
331	print	Winfield S. Hancock.	Printed sketched portrait of Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1886), Union general.
332		blank page
333	plate	Ruins of Genl. Lee's Head Qrs at Petersburg, Virginia. 1865	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
333	plate	Losses in the Army of Potomac in Grant's Overland Campaign. May 5th to June 10th 1864.	Table, compiled by Sneden, concerning losses suffered by the Union Army in the battles of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, North Anna, and Cold Harbor.
333	plate	Armstrong's Mill. Battle of Hatcher's Run, Virginia. 27th Octr. 1864.	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
334	plate	Plan of the Battle of the Wilderness, Va. May 5th to 12th. [map]	Battle of the Wilderness, 5-7 May 1864.
334	plate	Plan of Cold Harbor, Va. June 1st and 3rd 1864. [map]	Battle of Cold Harbor, 31 May-12 June 1864.
334	plate	Plan of the Battle of Cold Harbor. [map]	Battle of Cold Harbor, 31 May-12 June 1864.
335	print	Gen. Philip H. Sheridan.	Printed sketched portrait of Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888), Union general.
335	print	Battle of Five Forks Va. April 1st 1865.	Printed sketch. Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865. Includes text concerning the Battle of Five Forks, Va.
336	plate	Guns Captured and lost by the Army of the Potomac.	Table, compiled by Sneden, showing the number of artillery pieces captured from the Confederate Army from 5 May - 10 September 1864.
336	print	Colonel James A. Mulligan.	Printed photographic portrait of James Adelbert Mulligan (1830-1864), Union general captured at the Battle of Lexington, Mo., 20 September 1861.
336	plate	Deserters in the Union Army from April 1861 to Decr. 1865.	Text concerning deserters in the U.S. Army from April 1861 to December 1865.
337	print	When Lee Met Grant.	Newspaper article concerning the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia on 9 April 1865.
337	plate	Plan of the Battle of Five Forks, Va. April 1st 1865. [map]	Petersburg Campaign, June 1864-April 1865.
338	print	Richmond Virginia. Showing ruins by fire at Evacuation. April 1865.	Printed sketch from a wartime photograph.
339	print	Final Stand of General Grant's Army, April 7, 1862, and Repulse of Johnston's Army.	Printed sketch of the Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 April 1862.
340	plate	View of Richmond Virginia. April 3rd 1865. showing Ruins of water front.
340	print	City of Richmond, Va.	Printed photograph.
340	print	Confederate Museum.	Newspaper article concerning the conversion of the house in Richmond, Va., used by Jefferson Davis during the war into a Confederate museum.
341	plate	Ruins of the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Bridge across James River, Richmond Va. destroyed by Rebels while Evacuating April 3rd 1865.
341	plate	Ruins left by the Fire along the Old Canal after the Evacuation of the Rebels from Richmond, Va. April 3rd 1865.
342	plate	Ruins of The Arsenal Richmond, Virginia. Burnt by the Rebels at the Evacuation of the City. April 8th 1865.	Sketch from a photograph.
343	plate	U.S. Monitors below Howlett's House near Dutch Gap, James River, Va.	Sketch of Union ironclad on the James River.
344	plate	Ruins of the Petersburg & Richmond R.R. Bridge across the James River, Richmond, Va. after the Evacuation April 1865.
345	plate	The Old City Tavern. Main & 19th Str. Richmond, Va.
345	plate	Old St. John's Church. Richmond Va.	Sketch of St. John's Church, Richmond, Va., built in 1739-41.
345	plate	The Old Stone House. 1st dwelling erected in Richmond, Va.	Sketch of the Old Stone House, Richmond, Va., built ca. 1754.
345	plate	The Defences of Richmond. 1864-5. [map]
346	plate	Plan of the Battle of the North Anna. Fought May 23rd - 26th 1864. [map]	Battle of the North Anna River, 23-27 May 1864.
346	print	R. E. Lee Genl.	Printed photographic portrait of Robert Edward Lee.
346	print	War's Blood Spot.	Newspaper article concerning the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Va.
346	plate	Plan of the Battle of Spottsylvania C.H. Virginia. Fought May 8th to 21st 1864. [map]	Spotsylvania Campaign, 7-20 May 1864.
347	print	Major-Gen. Nelson A. Miles.	Printed sketched portrait of Nelson Appleton Miles.
348	print	Gen. Jubal A. Early Dead.	Newspaper article concerning Jubal Anderson Early's (1816-1894) death and his career as a Confederate general.
348	print	Appomattox And The Surrender Of The Confederate Army.	Newspaper article concerning the Appomattox Campaign, 29 March-9 April 1865.
348	print	Mosby, CSA.	Newspaper article concerning the terms of parole granted to John Singleton Mosby (1833-1916), Confederate partisan ranger, after the surrender at Appomattox.
349	print	Fort Donelson.	Newspaper article concerning the Battle of Fort Donelson, Tenn., 12-16 February 1862.
349	print	Sham Military Fame.	Newspaper article concerning the common soldier in the Civil War.
349	print	Amenities Of The Armies.	Newspaper article concerning fraternization between Union and Confederate soldiers during the war.
350	print	General Butler.	Newspaper article concerning the death of Benjamin Franklin Butler.
350	print	Struck Down In Battle.	Newspaper article regarding the behavior of wounded soldiers during battle.
350	print	The Contraband.	Printed poem concerning a freed slave.
350	print	The Mustering Out.	Printed poem concerning soldiers mustering out of the army at the end of the war.
351	print	Mrs. V. Jefferson Davis.	Printed photographic portrait of Varina Howell Davis (1826-1906), wife of Jefferson Davis.
351	print	Miss Winnie Davis.	Printed sketched portrait of Varina Anne Davis (1864-1898), daughter of Jefferson Davis.
351	print	The Winnie Davis Memorial Statue.	Printed photograph of the monument at the grave of Varina Anne Davis at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
352	print	How General Di Cesnola Did Not Capture Richmond.	Newspaper article concerning an attempt to free Union prisoners of war in Richmond, Va., in 1864.
353	print	Death Of Gen. A. H. Terry.	Newspaper article concerning the death of Alfred Howe Terry (1827-1890), Union general.
353	print	How Custer Fell.	Newspaper article concerning the death of George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876) at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
353	print	General Hill's Statue.	Newspaper article concerning the unveiling of the monument in Richmond, Va., dedicated to Ambrose Powell Hill (1825-1865), Confederate general.
353	print	The Last Battle of the War.	Newspaper clipping concerning the last land fight of the Civil War at Palmito Ranch in Texas on 12 May 1865.