Collection Items

  • Map
    Battle of the Wilderness, May 5 - 6 and 7, 1864, between Lee ... "Read numerically." Annotated in pen-and-ink, crayon and pencil. Confederate troop positions are colored red. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 667 LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 10660 Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G1292.W5S5 .R8 1935 folio. Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Russell, Robert E. L.
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    Fifteen pen and ink maps of the battle of the Wilderness Annotated in pen-and-ink and pencil. Confederate troop positions are colored red. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 668 LeGear. Atlases of the United States, 10662 Call no. cited in LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.): G1292.W5S5 R83 1931 folio. Includes notes. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
    • Contributor: Russell, Robert E. L.
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    Map of the main battlefields, routes, camps and head qrs., in... Scale 1:506,880. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 512 From his Map and description of the main battlefields, routes, camps and headquarters in the Gettysburg, Wilderness and Appomattox campaigns of the Civil War in the United States. Chicago, 1900. 24 p. 23 cm. Shows "places and dates of battles," "blue lines-Union routes," "red lines-Confederate routes," railroads, canals, towns, rivers, and relief by hachures. "Losses...
    • Contributor: Smith, Joshua
    • Date: 1900-01-01
  • Map
    Military topographical map of eastern Virginia showing the ro... Scale ca. 1:135,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 499 Includes fortifications surrounding Richmond and Petersburg, roads, railroads, drainage, vegetation, towns, and houses. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Contributor: Sholl, Charles
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    Caroline Co., Va.
    Caroline County, Virginia | Map of the area between Fredericksburg and Hanover, Va., including Caroline County, and the eastern part of Spotsylvania County
    Title from verso. Drawn on a 1/4-inch grid. Pen-and-ink on grid drawn in pencil, mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H26 Annotated in pencil in upper right: (215). Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    [Map of parts of Orange, Louisa, and Spotsylvania counties, V... Shows the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on lined paper, mounted on cloth. The signature J.K. Boswell appears in ink twice in lower right corner. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H104 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. On pencil on verso: 308.
    • Contributor: Boswell, J. K.
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    Potomac, Fredericksburg, & Piedmont R.R. from Fredg., to O.C.... Sketch map of part of Virginia from Fredericksburg to Orange Court House. Shows relief by form lines, drainage, cities and towns, and the line of survey in red. Chartered as the Fredericksburg and Gordonsville Rail Road. See entry 412.
    • Contributor: Potomac, Fredericksburg, and Piedmont Railroad - Hotchkiss, Jedediah
    • Date: 1876-01-01
  • Map
    [Map of Spotsylvania and Caroline Counties, Virginia]. Shows the names of residents. Relief shown by hachures. Date, scale, and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Oriented with north to the left. Pen-and-ink and pencil on a 1/2-inch grid mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H62 LC Land ownership maps, 1350 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. In pencil at top right...
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    Map of Spotsylvania County Relief shown by hachures. Shows the names of some residents. Pen-and-ink with pencil annotations on a 1 1/2-inch pencil grid, on irregularly shaped tracing linen pasted together from 4 sheets, sectioned and mounted on cloth. Imperfect: several dark blotches down the center of the map, water staining overall, and large rectangular discoloration in upper left. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H58 LC Land...
    • Contributor: Grant, John - Pendleton, S. T.
    • Date: 1862-01-01
  • Map
    [Map of Spotsylvania County, Va.]. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications in the Chancellorsville area and the names of some residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on brown paper mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H59 LC Land ownership maps, 1348 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    [Map of Spotsylvania County, Va.]. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications in the Chancellorsville area and the names of residents. Date, title, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on 3/4 inch pencil grid on tracing linen. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H60 LC Land ownership maps, 1349 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    [Map of Spotsylvania County, Va.]. Relief shown by hachures. Shows fortifications in the Chancellorsville area and the names of residents. Date and title from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink and pencil on tracing paper mounted on cloth. Imperfect: lower right hand corner missing. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H61 LC Land ownership maps, 1350 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. In...
    • Date: 1860-01-01
  • Map
    Spottsylvania [sic] Court House Scale 1:21,120. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 658.1 Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with rivers colored green. Detailed map giving Union works in blue and Confederate works in red, roads, houses, names of occupants, vegetation, drainage. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as...
    • Contributor: Michler, N. (Nathaniel)
    • Date: 1867-01-01
  • Map
    Spotsylvania [May 8-21, 1864] Scale ca. 1:63,360. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 658 From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 34, June 1887. p. 288. "Union works are marked . . . U" and "Confederate works are marked . . . C." Indicates roads, houses, names of residents, drainage, vegetation. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress...
    • Contributor: Ordway, Godwin - Michler, N. (Nathaniel)
    • Date: 1887-01-01
  • Map
    Map showing the locations of the battlefields of Fredericksbu... Scale ca. 1:90,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 553 Accompanied by a pamphlet entitled Map of the Six Battlefields: Fredericksburg, Hamilton's Crossing, Chancellorsville, Salem Church, Spotsylvania, Wilderness, and illustrated sketch of Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia, R.A. Kishpaugh, 1906). Map indicates Union and Confederate works, roads, railroads, towns, and drainage. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as...
    • Contributor: Kishpaugh, Robert A.
    • Date: 1906-01-01
  • Map
    Sketch showing positions and entrenchments of the Army of N. ... Pen-and-ink, mounted on cloth. Similar to the map reproduced in the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1891-95, pl. 83, no. 3. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H168 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. In pencil on verso: 35.
    • Contributor: Hotchkiss, Jedediah
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    Map showing position of the brigades of 2nd Corps, C.S. Army ...
    Campaign of "The Wilderness"
    Pen-and-ink on an irregularly shaped sheet of paper pasted to a larger sheet of paper, mounted on cloth. Similar to the map reproduced in the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1891-95, pl. 83, no. 1. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H166 In pencil on verso: 34. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as...
    • Contributor: Hotchkiss, Jedediah
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    Campaign of "The Wilderness," position of brigades of 2nd Cor... Shows encampments and troop movements. Pen-and-ink, mounted on cloth. Similar to the map reproduced in the Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1891-95, pl. 83, no. 2. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H167 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. In pencil on verso: 33.
    • Contributor: Hotchkiss, Jedediah
    • Date: 1864-01-01
  • Map
    The Wilderness [1864] Scale 1:21,120. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 665.8 In this issue, the map is printed on a yellow background with the Rapidan River colored green. Detailed map giving Union works in blue and Confederate works in red, roads, railroads, houses, fences, names of residents, vegetation, drainage, and relief by hachures. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web...
    • Contributor: Michler, N. (Nathaniel)
    • Date: 1867-01-01
  • Map
    The Wilderness. [May 5-7, 1864] Scale ca. 1:69,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 666 From Century illustrated monthly magazine, v. 34, June 1887. p.279. "Union works are marked U" and "Confederate works are marked C." Shows roads, houses, names of residents, drainage, vegetation, and relief by hachures. "From coll. of Civil War material, chiefly photographs, presented by Col. Godwin Ordway." Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through...
    • Contributor: Michler, N. (Nathaniel)
    • Date: 1887-01-01
  • Map
    The Wilderness, May 5 & 6, 1864. Scale not given. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 665.4 From: History of the ninety-third regiment, New York volunteer infantry, 1861-1865 / David H. King, A. Judson Gibbs, Jay H. Northup. Milwaukee, Wis., Swain & Tate Co., 1895. Map indicates three positions of the regiment during the engagement. Description derived from published bibliography. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster...
    • Contributor: King, David H. - Gibbs, A. Judson - Northup, Jay H.
    • Date: 1895-01-01
  • Map
    Plan of the battle of Salem Church or Salem Heights, Va. Atta... The Battle of Salem Church, Spotsylvania County, Va., was part of the Chancellorsville Campaign of April-May, 1863, and was actually fought on May 4, 1863.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1863-05-03
  • Map
    Map of the battle of Chancellorsville, including operations f... Concerns the area between Wilderness in Orange County, Va., through Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Va., giving a general overview of the placement of troops just prior and during the Battle of Chancellorsville.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
  • Map
    Plan of the Battle of the Wilderness, Va. : May 5th to 12th. While labelled the Battle of the Wilderness (May 5-6), this map depicts troop locations and movements during engagements in the days immediately following as both armies met at Spotsylvania Court House (May 8-12) and Union forces under Grant made slow but steady progress moving southeast toward the James River and their ultimate goal, Richmond. This map encompasses the Rapidan River to the northeast, and...
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
  • Map
    Plan of the Battle of Spotsylvania C.H., Virginia : fought Ma... Shows the Confederate forces located around and to the north of Spotsylvania Court House, with the Po River at their back. The Union forces were positioned along the Ny River so as to attack on both the Confederate left and right. Several landmarks are indicated, including houses used as headquarters by various officers, and the "mule shoe" salient known as the "bloody angle" because...
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
  • Map
    The Battle of Chancellorsville, Va., including operations fro... Map depicts Hooker's attempt to flank Lee's position at Fredericksburg via Kelly's Ford and Chancellorsville, which backfired when Lee discovered it. Dividing his forces, Lee turned half to meet Hooker's Federals head on near Chancellorsville while Jackson's division moved through the Wilderness to flank Hooker's right. Meanwhile, Sedgwick's forces managed to cross the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg and dislodge the Confederates holding Marie's Heights, but...
    • Contributor: Paine, William H. - Sneden, Robert Knox
  • Map
    Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia showing attack on... Shows the distribution of Confederate forces under the commands of Longstreet, Ewell, and Hill facing Union forces under Wright, Warren, Burnside, and Hancock, with special attention to Hancock's assault on Ewell's forces in the "Mule Shoe salient." Oriented with north to the upper left.
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1864-05-12
  • Map
    Plan of Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, Va. At this midpoint in the Spottsylvania Campaign (May 7-20), Union forces under Grant and Confederate forces under Lee were facing off to the south and east of Spottsylvania Court House. On May 12, Grant ordered Hancock to assault Ewell's position in the "mule's shoe" salient. This map attempts to depict the action during that assault. It shows Ewell's position at the start of the...
    • Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
    • Date: 1864-05-12
  • Map
    [Map of Spotsylvania Court House]. This hand-drawn map shows the location of the Confederate line and the location of Union troops, including the 6th Corps under Upton and 2nd under Hancock; and also the spot where Stonewall Jackson's amputated arm was buried.
    • Contributor: Carter, Robert Goldthwaite
  • Map
    [Map of the counties of Caroline, Essex, Orange and Spotsylva... "Map from the Confederate Engineer Bureau in Richmond, Va. General J.F. Gilmer, Chief Engineer[.] Presented to the Virginia Historical Society by his only daughter, Mrs. J.F. Minis, Sav[ana]h, Ga."--Note on map. Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection. Relief shown by hachures. Shows towns, waterways, roads, geographic features and land owners. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image....
    • Contributor: Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. Of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office
    • Date: 1863-01-01