Plan and Sections Showing Modifications of Demilune at Fort Wayne

Description:

One drawing entitled "Plan and Sections Showing Modifications of Demilune at Fort Wayne." The drawing consists of black and red ink on linen and shows plan and cross-section views of one of the demi-lune gun batteries at the fort. The configuration of the gun platform area is shown as well as contour lines which indicate the elevation and grading for the ground slopes in the vicinity of the gun platforms. Handwritten text beneath the title shows "Engineer Department, Washington, July 21, 1866, Sent to Col. Cram at Detroit with letter of this date. Rich'd Delafield, Bvt. Maj. General, Chief Engineer, U. S. Army."

Date Issued:

1866-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Collection:

Fort Wayne

Subject Topic:

Army Corps of Engineers, Fortifications, Ordnance, Demilunes, and Demi-lunes

Subject Name:

Cram, Thomas Jefferson and Delafield, Richard

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/CDF42C06-E54D-4F75-B7DA-511376451840