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Map Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October 1863.

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Title

  • Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October 1863.

Summary

  • Illustrates the position in October 1863 in Fauquier County, Va., of the Union 3rd Army Corps under General William Henry French. The Union troops were near Warrenton Junction along the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. This was part of the Bristoe Campaign, 9 October-9 November 1863, during which the rail line was destroyed by the

Names

  • Sneden, Robert Knox, 1832-1918.

Headings

  • -  Birney, David Bell,--1825-1864
  • -  French, William Henry,--1815-1881
  • -  United States.--Army of the Potomac.--Corps, 3rd
  • -  Orange and Alexandria Railroad
  • -  Bristoe Campaign (Va.), 1863
  • -  Railroads--Confederate States of America
  • -  Fauquier County (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  Warrenton (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--Fauquier County
  • -  United States--Virginia--Warrenton
  • -  Bristoe Campaign (Va.)

Notes

  • -  NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this diary page.
  • -  This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information.
  • -  Upper margin: "Copy of Official Map made for Genl. Birney, USA."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress web site as a raster image.
  • -  Robert Knox Sneden scrapbook (Mss5:7 Sn237:1), Virginia Historical Society.
  • -  In the Robert Knox Sneden diary, 1861-1865 (v. 4, p. 926).

Medium

  • 1 map : pen-and-ink and watercolor ; 25 x 17 cm.

Repository

  • Virginia Historical Society, P.O. Box 7311, Richmond, VA 23221-0311 USA vau

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Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October. 1863. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00024/.

APA citation style:

Sneden, R. K. (1863) Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00024/.

MLA citation style:

Sneden, Robert Knox. Map of Warrenton Junction, Orange and Alexandria R.R., Virginia shewing destruction of R.R. by enemy, October. 1863. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gvhs01.vhs00024/>.