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Here for your perusal is a one-of-a-kind photograph of [Savannah, Georgia,vicinity. Interior view of Fort McAllister, 14 miles south of the city; the Ogeechee River beyond]. It was created in 1864 by Cooley, Sam A. (Samuel A.).
The photograph illustrates Photograph of the War in the West. These photographs are of Sherman at the sea, December 1864. After marching through Georgia for a month, Sherman stormed Fort McAllister on December 13, 1864 and captured Savannah itself 8 days later. These seven views are limited to the former stronghold and its dismantling preparatory to Sherman's further movement northward. This operation was ordered on December 24, and Gen. William B. Hazen [2d Division, 15th Corps] and Maj. Thomas W. Osborn, Chief of Artillery, had it completed by December 29, storing the guns at Fort Pulaski.
We have compiled this collection of photographs mainly to serve as a valuable educational resource. Contact curator@old-picture.com.
Image ID# FDFB515A
Ref: loc/Civil War Collection
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