Format Map
Contributors Sneden, Robert Knox
Dates 1862
Location Fairfax County
Fort Lyon
United States
Virginia
Language English
Subjects Civil War
Fairfax County
Fort Lyon
Fort Lyon (Va.)
Heintzelman, Samuel Peter
History
United States
Virginia
Title
Plan of Fort Lyon on Eagle Hill above Alexandria, Va.
Contributor Names
Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.
Created Published
[1862 to 1865]
Subject Headings
-  Heintzelman, Samuel Peter,--1805-1880.
-  Fairfax County--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
-  Fort Lyon (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
-  United States--Virginia--Fairfax County.
-  United States--Virginia--Fort Lyon.
Notes
-  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary image.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
-  Shows a detailed drawing of Union Fort Lyon located on Eagle Hill in Fairfax County, Va. This fort was the headquarters for Major General Samuel Peter Heintzelman, U.S.A.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
-  Robert Knox Sneden Scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Va.
-  In the Robert Knox Sneden Diary (Mss5:1 Sn237:1 v. 3, p. 699).
-  Manuscripts
Medium
1 Map : Pen and Ink and Watercolor ; 17 X 13 Cm.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
Gvhs01 Vhs00109 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Ndlpcoop/Gvhs01.Vhs00109


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