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MapMap of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. Also shows "Battle field at Bull Run fought July 21st 1861." At head of title: Surveys for military defences. "Additions & corrections for Rappahannock and Rapid Ann Rivers and their vicinity ..." added to data used in compilation. Mounted on cloth backing. Includes "Data...
- Contributor: Schedler, J. (Joseph) - United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers - McDowell, Irvin
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapExtract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Catalog Record Only Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Facsimile. Original version: [Washington, D.C.] : Engineer Bureau, War Dept., 1865. Includes note and coat of arms below title. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 685 LC copy mounted on cloth backing. DCP
- Contributor: United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
- Date: 1865
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MapDefenses of Washington. Catalog Record Only Each map covers a single fortification. Relief shown by hachures on some maps. Some maps dated: A.D. 1863 [or] A.D. 1864. Deleted title on some maps: Entrenchments for the defence of Washington. In right lower margin: Report of Gen. Barnard. Photocopies of ms. maps in the National Archives and Records Administration, Cartographic and Architectural Branch, record group 77. Maps numbered at upper left: Drawer...
- Contributor: Barnard, J. G. (John Gross) - United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Cartographic and Architectural Branch - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Date: 1863
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MapThe National lines before Washington : a map exhibiting the defences of the national capital and positions of the several divisions of the grand Union Army : supplement to the New-York times ...
Map exhibiting the defences of the national capital and positions of the several divisions of the grand Union Army Includes text. Inset: "Port Royal and Tybee Island." Relief shown by hachures. Shows forts, batteries, and territory occupied by 8 Union divisions, extending from Washington to Virginia, ending at the north near Great Falls and southward to the mouth of the Accotink Creek. This item is in the Map Collection of the Library of Virginia; please contact the Library's Archives Research Services department for...- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapMap of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows forts and batteries in the District of Columbia and immediate vicinity. At head of title: Surveys for military defences. Accompanied by sheet: Presented to Brig. Genl. S. Williams, A.A. Genl. Hd. Qrs. Army, by order of Maj. Genl. McClellan, Comd. in Chf. U.S.A. [signed] A.W. Whipple, Maj. T.E. [1] leaf ; 21 x 13 cm....
- Contributor: Schedler, J. (Joseph) - United States. Corps of Topographical Engineers - McDowell, Irvin
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapCivil War defenses of Washington : Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C.
Circle of forts, city of trees Shows existing and former Civil War forts/batteries and present-day roadways in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. "*GPO: 2010--641-603." Relief shown by shading. Title from panel. Includes text and col. ill. Text, aerial view of earthen "Fort Foote", and. ill. (some col.) on verso. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP- Contributor: United States. National Park Service
- Date: 2010-01-01
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MapTopographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs showing the fortifications around the city of Washington Also shows school districts and householders' names in rural areas. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1862 by E.G. Arnold ..." Includes text and population tables. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 674, 674.1 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in ink on verso, mounted on cloth...
- Contributor: Arnold, E. G. - Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth)
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapArmy map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortifications, etc. on & near the Potomac River. Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 455 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and relief by hachures. Principal Union and Confederate positions are marked by small flags or underlined in blue and red respectively. List of 34 forts defending Washington is in the lower...
- Contributor: Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapExtract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. In left upper margin: 39th Cong. 1st Sess.--Report of the Chief Engineer U.S.A. Includes note and coat of arms below title. In right upper margin: No. 1. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 686 LC copies mounted on cloth backing. LC copy 2 fold-lined...
- Contributor: United States. Congress - Bowen & Co - United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapContours of Union forts on south side of Potomac, 1862 [map].
Union forts on the Virginia shore This map shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Virginia side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases lists the name of the regiment that built the structure.- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1862-01-01
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Map[Plans of the fortifications of Washington D.C.]. Catalog Record Only Some maps are photocopies of ms. maps. In upper margin of some maps: Entrenchments for the defence of Washington. In lower right corner of some maps: Transferred from Office Ch'f Eng'r Defenses of Washington to Eng'r Dep't Jan'y 1866. Includes cross-sections. Some maps also include statistical tables. LC sheets accompanied by negative photocopies. DCP
- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Date: 1861
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Map[Map of the fortifications within the District of Columbia]. Relief shown by contours. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Shows buildings within city limits. Shows lot lines and householders' names in rural areas. Oriented with north toward the upper left. Civil War salted paper maps. AL-35. Annotated in brown ink: Furnished for the use of the Office of the General of Ordnance by command of M.G. McClellan, J.N. Macomb Lt. Col. & A.D....
- Contributor: United States. Army of the Potomac - McClellan, George B. (George Brinton)
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapGuide leaflets for the tour of historic Civil War defenses, Washington D.C.
Tour of the Civil War defenses of Washington, D.C. Relief shown by contours on some maps. Title from title sheet (sheet #1). Facsims. of Civil War fortification maps of Washington D.C. Original version: [S.l. : s.n., 1861?-1865]. LC sheets imperfect: Use-worn, punch-holed in left margin, rubber-stamped on verso to indicate sheet numbers. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 689 Sheets variously include notes, captions, and/or index of facilities. Available also through the Library...- Contributor: Barnard, J. G. (John Gross) - United States. Office of National Capital Parks - United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapExtract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Eastern corner of D.C. ca. 7 cm. within map area. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Includes note and coat of arms below title. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 687 LC copy 1 halved and mounted on cloth backing. LC copy 2 brittle, missing large sections along margins, and...
- Contributor: United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapArmy map of the seat of war in Virginia, showing the battle fields, fortification, etc. on & near the Potomac River Scale ca. 1:183,000. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 448 Map of the Potomac River and vicinity from Harpers Ferry to Swan Point showing towns, roads, railroads, names and boundaries of counties, drainage, and relief by hachures. Principal Union and Confederate positions are marked by small flags or underlined in blue and red respectively. List of 33 forts defending Washington is in the right...
- Contributor: Bruff, Joseph Goldsborough
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapTopographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs showing the fortifications around the city of Washington Catalog Record Only Also shows school districts and householders' names in rural areas. Relief shown by hachures. Facsimile. Original version: New York : G. Woolworth Colton, 1862. Includes text and population tables. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 675 LC copy 1 halved, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil on verso: Published by the Capital Curio Co. for the 36th Annual Encampment of the Grand...
- Contributor: Capital Curio Company - Arnold, E. G. - Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth)
- Date: 1862
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MapDefenses of Washington, extract of military map of N.E. Virginia : showing forts and roads Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows woods and householders' names in rural areas. In lower left corner: Accompanying report of Brig. Gen. Richard Delafield ... dated October 30, 1865, series III. From: Atlas to accompany the official records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Washington, 1891-1895, plate 89, map 1. In lower right corner: See Atlas, Plates VII. and VIII....
- Contributor: United States. Government Printing Office - United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau - Delafield, Richard
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapExtract of military map of N.E. Virginia showing forts and roads. Covers Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Eastern corner of D.C. off map. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also shows rural householders' names and vegetation. Coloring differs. Includes note and coat of arms below title. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 684 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copies mounted on cloth backing. DCP
- Contributor: United States. War Department. Engineer Bureau
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapMap of the defences of Washington. Relief shown by hachures. In lower margin below title: (From Atlas accompanying Official Records). LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 682.5 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy fold-lined, mounted on cloth backing, and annotated in pencil in lower margin: Atlas, v. 2, pl. XXXIX, no. 1. DCP
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapUnion forts on Maryland shore
[Contours of Union forts on the north side of the Potomac, 1862] : Shows the names and configurations of Union fortifications on the Maryland side of the Potomac River in 1862, and in some cases the name of the regiment that built the structure. This appears to be a companion piece to the image on p. 43.- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
- Date: 1861-01-01
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MapTopographical map of Washington, D.C., and vicinity. Showing the Union forts and defences built 1861-3. Detail from a printed map of the Potomac River region of Maryland and Virginia, and including Washington, D.C., which Sneden has annotated to show the locations of Union forts and picket lines.
- Contributor: Sneden, Robert Knox
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MapMap of the environs of Washington : compiled from Boschkes' map of the District of Columbia and from surveys of the U.S. Coast Survey showing the line of the defences of Washington ... Shows buildings, rural property lines, householders' names, and vegetation. Relief shown by contours and hachures. Depths shown by contours and soundings. India ink, col. ink, and col. wash. Northern section is printed map with ms. annotation. Remainder is completely ms. Originally drawn on 4 sheets, assembled to 1 sheet, and sectioned to 6 parts. On verso on label affixed to cloth backing: No. 187....
- Contributor: Barnard, J. G. (John Gross) - Boschke, A. - United States Coast Survey
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapMap of n. eastern Virginia and vicinity of Washington Accompanied by sheet: Presented to Brig. Genl. S. Williams, A.A. Genl. Hd. Qrs. Army, by order of Maj. Genl. McClellan, Comd. in Chf. U.S.A. [signed] A.W. Whipple, Maj. T.E. [1] leaf ; 21 x 13 cm. At head of title: Surveys for military defences. Includes "Data used in compilation," table of "Elevations above tide water," and "Geological profile of Loudoun County." Mounted on cloth...
- Contributor: United States. War Dept. Corps of Topographical Engineers - Schedler, J. - McDowell, Irvin
- Date: 1862-01-01
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MapMap of fortifications and defenses of Washington. In left lower margin: Taken from a map issued by the War Department in 1865. In left upper margin: Appendix A. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 682 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy mounted on cloth backing. DCP
- Contributor: Hodasevich, R. A. - United States. War Department
- Date: 1865-01-01
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MapTopographical : [northern Washington D.C.] Catalog Record Only Relief shown by contours. Shows buildings, lot lines, householders' names, forts, and vegetation. Covers environs of Forts De Russy, Stevens, Slocum, Totten, Slemmer, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Thayer, Lincoln, and Batteries Sill and Jameson. India ink, red ink, and pencil. Torn, fold-lined, and foxed. Includes statistical table. LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.) 681 Vault DCP
- Contributor: Hodasevich, R. A.
- Date: 1863