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Map Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky.

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Title

  • Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky.

Names

  • Ruger, Edward.
  • Kilp, Anton.

Created / Published

  • [S.l.] Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War in the office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army. 1877.

Headings

  • -  Perryville, Battle of, Perryville, Ky., 1862--Maps
  • -  Perryville (Ky.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Kentucky--Perryville

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:48,000.
  • -  LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 227
  • -  "Authorities: surveys by Edward Ruger and Anton Kilp [and] official reports of officers of both armies."
  • -  Map gives "position of General Gilbert's corps on the evening of October 7th" and the positions of both the Union and Confederate troops "on the 8th before being brought into action," "while engaged," and "after dark on the evening of the 8th." Roads, the railroad from Lebanon to Stanford, drainage, vegetation, relief by hachures, houses, and the names of residents are also represented.
  • -  Description derived from published bibliography.
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.

Medium

  • 1 map col. 29 x 32 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3954.P45S5 1862 .R8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 99447186

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Ruger, Edward, and Anton Kilp. Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. [S.l. Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War in the office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1877] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/99447186/.

APA citation style:

Ruger, E. & Kilp, A. (1877) Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. [S.l. Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War in the office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/99447186/.

MLA citation style:

Ruger, Edward, and Anton Kilp. Map of the battlefield of Perryville, Ky. [S.l. Published by authority of the Hon. the Secretary of War in the office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, 1877] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/99447186/>.