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MapMap of the Potomac River, Va. : from Alexandria to below the Occoquan. Regional map of the lower Potomac River in Virginia, including Alexandria and Fairfax Court House. The Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad is also indicated.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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Map[Map of the lower Potomac River showing picket lines, January 1862] Concerns Union and Confederate pickets positioned north and south around Pohick Church and Accotink in Fairfax County, Va., in January 1862. Includes a balloon pictured near Pohick Church and labelled as "Decr. 1861," but as noted in Sneden's diary text on pp. 374-376, he indicates that Professor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe also was using the surveillance hot-air balloons in the same area in January...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPlan of the Battle of Chantilly, Virginia : September 1st 1862 5 to 9 p.m. Scene of the last engagement of the Second Battle of Bull Run. Shows the area between Chantilly, Va., in the north and the Centreville Road to the south. The Little River Turnpike and Germantown are also indicated.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-09-01
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MapPlan of the Battle of Chantilly, Va., September 1st, 1862, 5 to 10 p.m. Concerns the placement of Union and Rebel forces, including the headquarters of General Samuel P. Heintzelman, for the last scene of fighting of the Second Bull Run Campaign, June-September, 1862. Covers portions of Fairfax County, Va., including the area around Chantilly and Germantown.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-09-01
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MapRoute from Manassas to Centreville, August 28th to 31st. Depicts the path General Samuel Heintzelman took during August 23rd to 31st from Manassas Junction in Prince William County, Va., traveling toward Centreville in Fairfax County, Va., directly before and during the Second Battle of Manassas or Bull Run.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapPosition of Union and Rebel forces, Oct. 14, 1863 Map shows Union troops on the road running parallel to the Orange and Alexandria railroad. Just past Bristoe Station, as Union troops crossed Broad Run, a Confederate battery emerged from woods north of the railroad. Next, Confederate skirmishers appeared on a hill overlooking the Union column. Finally, there were several Confederate charges. Union forces were able to return fire and, after several hours of...
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1863-10-14
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MapMap of Mount Vernon, Virginia and vicinity : shewing [sic] Union picket lines, March 186[1]. Includes main roads, farms, churches, forts, and Union lines in Fairfax County, Va., especially around the estate of Mount Vernon.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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Map[A map of Fairfax County, and parts of Loudoun and Prince William Counties, Va., and the District of Columbia] LC Land ownership maps, 1251 Relief shown by hachures. Shows western Washington D.C. region, including fortifications and names of some residents. Title derived from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen mounted on cloth. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H30 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Brown, Samuel Howell - Hoffmann, J. Paul
- Date: 1864-01-01
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Map[Map of Loudoun County, Va., and parts of Fairfax County, Va., Jefferson County, W.Va., and Washington and Frederick counties, Md.]. Shows names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Pen-and-ink on tracing linen, mounted on cloth. Title, date, and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), H44 Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image. Imperfect: Spotting throughout.
- Date: 1860-01-01
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MapFords on Occoquan and Bull Run : [Northern Virginia]. Covers Occoquan River from Bland's Ford to entrance of Bull Run and covers Bull Run from entrance of Cub Run to mouth. Shows fords, military roads, common roads, H.Q. Manassas Station, settlements, wooded areas, and streams. Pen-and-ink (red and black) and watercolors (blue and light green). "For Col. Harrston" handwritten in lead pencil below legend. In ink handwriting on cloth backing: Col. Harrston. Oriented...
- Contributor: Harrston
- Date: 1860-01-01
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MapBattle at Dranesville, Va. Decr. 20th, 1861. NOTE: Researchers will be served a color photocopy of this scrapbook image. Original scrapbook housed in the Museum Department of the Virginia Historical Society (1994.80.4-525) with restricted access. This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information. This item is from the collections of the Virginia Historical Society; please contact the institution for more information....
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-12-20
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MapPlan of the Battle of Dranesville Va Decr 20th 1861. Shows Dranesville, Fairfax County, Va., and the area to the north. The locations of the Leesburg Turnpike, Centreville Road and Chain Bridge Road are indicated.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-12-20
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MapRural Delivery Routes; Fairfax County, Va. "October 9, 1912. M.V. - P." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. In lower right corner: Fairfax Co., Va. Includes key to public buildings, highways and P.O. routes. LC copy in two pieces. AACR2: 110
- Contributor: United States. Post Office Department
- Date: 1912-01-01
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MapOfficial map of the lower Potomac River picket lines Jany 1862. Shows area of Fairfax County, Va., between Pohick Church and Accotink to the north and Colchester to the south.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapFairfax County, Arlington County, cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Virginia : 1:50 000-scale topographic map "Map edited 1991." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Title in left upper margin: Fairfax Co., Arlington Co., cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church., Va. Title in right lower margin: Fairfax County, Arlington County, cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church, Va. In center upper margin: Commonwealth of Virginia, Division of Mineral Resources. Includes location map, index to 24,000-scale maps, and conversion...
- Contributor: Geological Survey (U.S.) - Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources
- Date: 1991-01-01
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MapMilitary reconnaissance of Virginia
Head Qrs. Dept. N. E. Virginia Shows Fairfax County and parts of Loudoun and Prince William counties, Virginia. Also shows fortifications in the environs of Washington and names of some residents. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. In upper margin: 211, L. Sheet 19. Date and scale from Stephenson's Civil War maps, 1989. Civil War salted paper maps. Sun print annotated in pen-and-ink roads (red), railroads (blue), and...- Contributor: Young, J. J. - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Whipple, Amiel Weeks - McDowell, Irvin - Putnam, Haldimand Sumner
- Date: 1860-01-01
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MapPlan of Fort Lyon on Eagle Hill above Alexandria, Va. 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.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapPlan of 2nd battle of Bull Run, Va. : Shewing movements of troops from 27 Aug. to Sept. 1. Shows the movement of troops in a three county area extending from Warrenton, Va., in Fauquier County through Manassas, Va., in Prince William County, ending to the east around Centreville and Fairfax, Va., in Fairfax County, during the Second Battle of Manassas or Bull Run.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapMap of Falls Church and vicinity of Lewinsville, Virginia : shewing [sic] Union picket lines October 30th 1862. Map shows the area surrounding Falls Church in Fairfax County, Va. The Loudoun & Hampshire Railroad is also indicated.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-10-30
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MapAtlas of fifteen miles around Washington, including the County of Prince George, Maryland Phillips 1499. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP ga08 08-19-87.
- Contributor: Hopkins, Griffith Morgan
- Date: 1878-01-01
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MapA plan of the county of Fairfax on Potomack River the middle of which is in 39⁰, 12ʹ No. latitude. Also covers Arlington and Loudoun counties. Relief shown by hachures. Map described in R.W. Stephenson's The Cartography of northern Virginia: The earliest known map of Fairfax County is a pen and ink sketch apparently drawn between 1745, when Rocky Run Church was established, and 1749, when Alexandria was laid out. Although unsigned, this manuscript map is believed to have been drawn by Daniel Jenings,...
- Contributor: Jenings, Daniel
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MapThe U.S. forts and batteries near Alexandria Va. Sept 1862 showing Fort Lyon with extended works. Shows the locations of Union fortifications surrounding Alexandria, Va., including forts Lyon and Ellsworth in Fairfax County. The locations of Hunting Creek and the Potomac River are also indicated.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapVirginia, Fairfax-Alexandria counties sheet, soil map Covers Fairfax and Arlington counties and the city of Alexandria. "Field operations, Bureau of Soils, 1915." "Base map in part from U.S. Geological Survey sheets." Stephenson. Cartography of northern Virginia, pl. 103 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
- Contributor: Yingling, C. K. - Carter, William T. (William Thomas) - Geological Survey (U.S.) - United States. Bureau of Soils - A. Hoen & Co
- Date: 1915-01-01
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Map[Map of part of Fairfax County, Virginia, south of the city of Alexandria and the Orange and Alexandria Railroad] LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 536.4 On tracing cloth, with roads in red, rivers in blue, and railroads, villages, churches, houses, and names of residents in black, and some annotations and emendments in pencil. Oriented with north to the bottom. Available also through the Library of Congress web site as raster image.
- Contributor: Mead, F. F.
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapPlan of works erected at Centreville, Va., by Union forces. Under direction of Genl. Barnard Chief Engineer of Department of Washington. 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