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MapPlan of the redoubt and rifle pits ensilading [sic] the Leesburg and Fairfax turnpikes 2 miles ... Includes main roads, buildings used for the hospital, chapel, stables, theater, and headquarters encampment of Brigadier General John Sedgwick.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of Richmond, Virginia...1863. Identifies Confederate prisons, forts, and hospitals in Richmond, Va.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapMap of the defences [sic] of Richmond, Va., April 1865. Portrays 23 numbered forts around the city of Richmond, which includes the following named forts, Johnson, Magruder, and Harrison.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapTopographical map of Washington, D.C., and vicinity. Showing the Union forts and defences built 1861-3. Detail from a printed map of the Potomac River region of Maryland and Virginia, and including Washington, D.C., which Sneden has annotated to show the locations of Union forts and picket lines.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapNew defenses erected at Centreville, Virginia Originally built by the Confederates and used for winter quarters in 1861-1862, the defenses around Centreville were also used by the Union Army to cover the retreat back to Washington after both...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapCapture of forts [sic] Henry ... Tennessee By U.S. Grant, January 1862. Shows Confederate Fort Henry on the Tennessee River. The entire site was to include the fort on the low ground near the edge of the river with an entrenched camp (Fort Heiman)...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapCapture of forts [sic] ... Donelson, Tennessee By U.S. Grant, January 1862. This map shows the area surrounding Fort Donelson, Tenn., including the Cumberland River, the town of Dover, and Fort Henry Road, and includes the locations of confederate earthworks as well as roads,...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapFort Lyon, near Alexandria, Virginia The map shows a close up drawing of Fort Lyon located on Eagle Hill in Alexandria, Virginia. Shows the fort's defenses, including abatis, ditches, salients, sally port, and bomb proof.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapAtlanta, Georgia and its rebel defences [sic] Map shows a detailed layout of the city of Atlanta, Ga., including the batteries and earthworks in the surrounding area. The Western Atlanta and the Macon & Western Railroad are also indicated....
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1864-09-01
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MapPlan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief ... Map shows the area surrounding Centreville in Fairfax County , Va., and includes the locations of abandoned Confederate fortifications on the outskirts of the town.
- Contributor: Barnard, J. G. (John Gross) - Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of the rebel position at Vicksburg, Miss., May 1863. Shows the Union troops surrounding the Confederate fortified city of Vicksburg, Miss., with blockades and forces on both sides of the Mississippi River. Shows the locations of outlying Confederate forts and other...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapThe Enemy's fortifications around Vicksburg Shows the terrain and Confederate fortifications around Vicksburg, Miss., in mid-May, 1863, just after Confederate Gen. Pemberton was forced to evacuate Hayne's Bluff. Indicated are the locations of Union forces under Sherman,...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapPlan of approaches to the Vicksburg Mine. Shows Brig. Genl. Hickenlooper's design for the trenches approaching Vicksburg, Miss., for the placement of the explosives detonated on 25 June.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-07-01
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MapPlan of the assault on Ft. Wagner, July 11th 1863. Detail of Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, Charleston S.C., showing Confederate Fort Wagner being shelled by the U.S.S. Monitor. Also shown is the daylight assault of Gen. George C. Strong against the heavily-defended...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-07-11
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MapGenl. Q. A. Gillmore's line of earthworks in front of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C., July ... Map depicts the siege of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, Charleston Harbor, S.C. Details include the locations of swamps, marshes, and sand ridges, and the elaborate earthworks and trenches constructed by Union troops...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapPlan of Genl Q. A. Gillmore's position on Morris Island, Charleston S.C. Shows the progression of earthworks constructed to allow Union forces to approach Fort Wagner. Gillmore's troops reached the ditch surrounding the fort on September 6. The Confederate forces abandoned the fort during...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of Morris, Folly, Coles and James Island[s] etc., and Charleston Harbor S.C. shewing [sic] Union ... In significantly less detail than his usual work, Sneden here shows the disposition of Confederate fortifications through out the Charleston region.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-01-01
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MapFt. Fisher shewing [sic] Union attack, Jany 15th 1865 From survey made after surrender by U.S. ... Map shows area surrounding forts Fisher, Buchanan and Anderson near Smithville, N.C. Fort Fisher, located on the peninsula formed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Cape Fear River, was the primary target...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1865-01-15
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MapUnion forts on Maryland shore
[Contours of Union forts on the north side of the Potomac, 1862] : Shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases the name of the regiment that built the structure. This...- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapContours of Union forts on south side of Potomac, 1862 [map].
Union forts on the Virginia shore This map shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases lists the name of the regiment that built...- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-01-01