Format Map
Contributors Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office.
Dates 1863
Location James River
Kanawha Canal
United States
Virginia
Language English
Subjects Civil War
Gilmer, Jeremy Francis
History
James River
James River (Va.)
James River and Kanawha Canal
James River and Kanawha Canal (Va.)
Map Collection
United States
Virginia
Title
Map of the first & second division of the James River & Kanawha Canal.
Contributor Names
Confederate States of America. Army. Dept. of Northern Virginia. Chief Engineer's Office.
Created Published
[S.L. : Chief Engineer's Office, D.N.V., 1863].
Subject Headings
-  Gilmer, Jeremy Francis,--1818-1883--Map collection.
-  James River (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
-  James River and Kanawha Canal (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
-  United States--Virginia--James River and Kanawha Canal.
-  United States--Virginia--James River.
Notes
-  "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.
-  Extends from Richmond west to Buchanan, Va., indicating the streams feeding into the James and the locations of roads, which are indentified.
-  Forms part of the Gilmer Map Collection.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
-  Gift of Mrs. Louisa Porter (Gilmer) Minis (i.e., Mrs. J. F. Minis), Savannah, Ga., in 1911.
-  Manuscripts o.s.
Medium
1 Map : Col. On Linen ; 57 X 163 Cm. On 2 Sheets.
Repository
Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau
Digital Id
Gvhs01 Vhs00369 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Ndlpcoop/Gvhs01.Vhs00369


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